Adaptive evolution of mammalian aromatas
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A. J. Conley; C. J. Corbin; A. L. Hughes
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Article
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2009
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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## Abstract Estrogen synthesis evolved in chordates to control reproduction. The terminal enzyme in the cascade directly responsible for estrogen synthesis is aromatase cytochrome P450 (P450arom) encoded by the CYP19 gene. Mammals typically have a single CYP19 gene but pigs, peccaries and other Sui