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Sex and Speciation : Drosophila Reproductive Tract Proteins— Twenty Five Years Later
Joint Authors
Jagadeeshan, Santosh
Singh, Rama S.
Source
International Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The protein electrophoresis revolution, nearly fifty years ago, provided the first glimpse into the nature of molecular genetic variation within and between species and showed that the amount of genetic differences between newly arisen species was minimal.
Twenty years later, 2D electrophoresis showed that, in contrast to general gene-enzyme variation, reproductive tract proteins were less polymorphic within species but highly diverged between species.
The 2D results were interesting and revolutionary, but somewhat uninterpretable because, at the time, rapid evolution and selective sweeps were not yet part of the common vocabulary of evolutionary biologists.
Since then, genomic studies of sex and reproduction-related (SRR) genes have grown rapidly into a large area of research in evolutionary biology and are shedding light on a number of phenomena.
Here we review some of the major and current fields of research that have greatly contributed to our understanding of the evolutionary dynamics and importance of SRR genes and genetic systems in understanding reproductive biology and speciation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Singh, Rama S.& Jagadeeshan, Santosh. 2012. Sex and Speciation : Drosophila Reproductive Tract Proteins— Twenty Five Years Later. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453237
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Singh, Rama S.& Jagadeeshan, Santosh. Sex and Speciation : Drosophila Reproductive Tract Proteins— Twenty Five Years Later. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453237
American Medical Association (AMA)
Singh, Rama S.& Jagadeeshan, Santosh. Sex and Speciation : Drosophila Reproductive Tract Proteins— Twenty Five Years Later. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453237
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-453237