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Duplicate Abalone Egg Coat Proteins Bind Sperm Lysin Similarly, but Evolve Oppositely, Consistent with Molecular Mimicry at Fertilization

Sperm and egg proteins constitute a remarkable paradigm in evolutionary biology: despite their fundamental role in mediating fertilization (suggesting stasis), some of these molecules are among the most rapidly evolving ones known, and their divergence can lead to reproductive isolation. Because of...

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Autores principales: Aagaard, Jan E., Springer, Stevan A., Soelberg, Scott D., Swanson, Willie J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3567151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23408913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003287