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Selective constraints on protamine 2 in primates and rodents

BACKGROUND: Protamines are sperm nuclear proteins with a crucial role in chromatin condensation. Their function is strongly linked to sperm head morphology and male fertility. Protamines appear to be affected by a complex pattern of selective constraints. Previous studies showed that sexual selectio...

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Autores principales: Lüke, Lena, Tourmente, Maximiliano, Dopazo, Hernan, Serra, François, Roldan, Eduardo R. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4724148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26801756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0588-1