title: Evolution of myostatin in vertebrates: is there evidence for positive selection?
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Caixa Postal 19073, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR 81531-990, Brazil. pie@ufpr.br
authors.forename: Marcio R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pie
authors.forename: Lucia E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Alvares
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D001717:Birds / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005399:Fishes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008322:Mammals / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D055435:Myostatin; D010802:Phylogeny; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D055435:Myostatin; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta