Positive Darwinian Selection Promotes Heterogeneity Among Members of the Antifreeze Protein Multigene Family

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Summary

It is demonstrated that the diversification of the AFP paralogues is promoted by positive Darwinian selection in two independently evolved AFPs from fish and beetle.

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Published
2002-03-01
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Keywords

Antifreeze protein, Biology, Antifreeze, Nonsynonymous substitution, Molecular evolution

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