Evolutionary patterns of two major reproduction candidate genes (<it>Zp2 </it>and <it>Zp3</it>) reveal no contribution to reproductive isolation between bovine species
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been established that mammalian egg zona pellucida (ZP) glycoproteins are responsible for species-restricted binding of sperm to unfertilized eggs, inducing the sperm acrosome reaction, and preventing polyspermy. In mammals, Z...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/24 |