Molecular evolution of the semenogelin 1 and 2 and mating system in gibbons.
Mariko IsshikiTakafumi IshidaPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2018)
These results are consistent with the presence of a strong positive selection in the Nomascus lineage even if the exact selective forces acting on these genes are not yet conclusively known. We were not able to demonstrate, among gibbons, unambiguous relationships between the SEMGs evolution and mating systems.