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Sex-Specific Selection Drives the Evolution of Alternative Splicing in Birds.
Molecular biology and evolution - 23 Jan 2021
Rogers Thea F, Palmer Daniela H, Wright Alison E
Abstract excerpt
Males and females of the same species share the majority of their genomes, yet they are frequently exposed to conflicting selection pressures. Gene regulation is widely assumed to resolve these conflicting sex-specific selection pressures, and although there has been considerable focus on elucidating the role of gene expression level in sex-specific adaptation, other regulatory mechanisms have been overlooked....
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