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  • Title: Evolution of reproductive proteins from animals and plants.
    Author: Clark NL, Aagaard JE, Swanson WJ.
    Journal: Reproduction; 2006 Jan; 131(1):11-22. PubMed ID: 16388004.
    Abstract:
    Sexual reproduction is a fundamental biological process common among eukaryotes. Because of the significance of reproductive proteins to fitness, the diversity and rapid divergence of proteins acting at many stages of reproduction is surprising and suggests a role of adaptive diversification in reproductive protein evolution. Here we review the evolution of reproductive proteins acting at different stages of reproduction among animals and plants, emphasizing common patterns. Although we are just beginning to understand these patterns, by making comparisons among stages of reproduction for diverse organisms we can begin to understand the selective forces driving reproductive protein diversity and the functional consequences of reproductive protein evolution.
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