Rapid bursts of <it>androgen-binding protein (Abp) </it>gene duplication occurred independently in diverse mammals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The draft mouse (<it>Mus musculus</it>) genome sequence revealed an unexpected proliferation of gene duplicates encoding a family of secretoglobin proteins including the androgen-binding protein (ABP) α, β and γ subunits....

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Main Authors: Ponting Chris P, Munclinger Pavel, Blakley Tyler D, Heger Andreas, Laukaitis Christina M, Karn Robert C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/46