Gene conversion and natural selection in the evolution of X-linked color vision genes in higher primates

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 780-783

  Zhou, Yi Hong ^a   Li, Wen Hsiung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

color vision genes; exons; gene conversion; introns; natural selection

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CHIMPANZEE; COLOR VISION; EVOLUTION; GENE CONVERSION; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ANIMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030013563     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025638     Document Type: Article

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