Divergence in <it>cis-</it>regulatory sequences surrounding the opsin gene arrays of African cichlid fishes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Divergence within <it>cis</it>-regulatory sequences may contribute to the adaptive evolution of gene expression, but functional alleles in these regions are difficult to identify without abundant genomic resources. Among...

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Main Authors: Streelman J Todd, Loh Yong-Hwee E, Engel Samuel D, Schulte Jane, Naseer Zan, Smith Daniel, O'Quin Kelly E, Boore Jeffrey L, Carleton Karen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/120