Searching for convergent evolution in manganese superoxidase dismutase using hydrophobic cluster analysis

There are numerous examples of convergent evolution in nature. Major ecological adaptations such as flight, loss of limbs in vertebrates, pesticide resistance, adaptation to a parasitic way of life, etc., have all evolved more than once, as seen by their analogous functions in separate taxa. But wha...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heng Xiang, Ruizhi Zhang, Nengzhang Li, Charles R. Vossbrinck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2014-06-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000300019&lng=en&tlng=en