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Lack of character displacement in the male recognition molecule, bindin, in Altantic sea urchins of the genus Echinometra.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Sept 2009

Geyer Laura B, Lessios H A

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Bindin, a protein involved in sea urchin sperm-egg recognition and adhesion, is under positive selection in genera with sympatric species but evolves neutrally in genera in which all species are allopatric. This pattern has led to suggestions that reinforcement may be the source of the observed selection. Reproductive character displacement, or increased divergence of reproductive characters in areas where...

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PMID: 19561091
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp122

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