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Sexual selection drives weak positive selection in protamine genes and high promoter divergence, enhancing sperm competitiveness.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jul 2009

Martin-Coello Juan, Dopazo Hernán, Arbiza Leonardo, Ausió Juan, Roldan Eduardo R S, Gomendio Montserrat

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Phenotypic adaptations may be the result of changes in gene structure or gene regulation, but little is known about the evolution of gene expression. In addition, it is unclear whether the same selective forces may operate at both levels simultaneously. Reproductive proteins evolve rapidly, but the underlying selective forces promoting such rapid changes are still a matter of debate. In particular, the role of...

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PMID: 19364735
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0257
PMCID: PMC2690471

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