2009
Positive Darwinian selection and the birth of an olfactory receptor clade in teleosts
Hussain A, Saraiva L, Korsching S. Positive Darwinian selection and the birth of an olfactory receptor clade in teleosts. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 4313-4318. PMID: 19237578, PMCID: PMC2657432, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803229106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrace amine-associated receptorsTAAR genesIntron gainGene familyClass IIIBony fishesOlfactory receptor neuronsPositive Darwinian selectionLocal positive selectionOlfactory receptor gene familyClass III genesOlfactory receptorsOlfactory receptor familyReceptor gene familyOlfactory epitheliumLigand-binding motifsFish genesTeleost lineageReceptor neuronsJawless vertebratesVertebrate evolutionIII genesPositive selectionDarwinian selectionEvolutionary dynamics
2007
Ancient and continuing Darwinian selection on insulin-like growth factor II in placental fishes
O'Neill MJ, Lawton BR, Mateos M, Carone DM, Ferreri GC, Hrbek T, Meredith RW, Reznick DN, O'Neill RJ. Ancient and continuing Darwinian selection on insulin-like growth factor II in placental fishes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 12404-12409. PMID: 17636118, PMCID: PMC1941482, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0705048104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDarwinian selectionGenetic conflictPositive selectionComparative evolutionary analysisPositive Darwinian selectionNeutral mutation rateInsulin-like growth factor II geneLevel of phenotypeEvolution of placentationGrowth factor II geneRed Queen raceLevel of genesParent-offspring conflictFactor II genePlacental fishGene evolutionLivebearing fishOrder CyprinodontiformesAncient lineageGenomic imprintingStrong selectionEvolutionary analysisPlacental speciesAncient originNatural selection
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