Evolution of the human RH (rhesus) blood group genes: A 50 year old prediction (partially) fulfilled

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 843-850

  Carritt, B ^a   Kemp, T J ^a   Poulter, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHESUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE CONVERSION; GENE ORDER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, YEAST; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 0030927242     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.6.843     Document Type: Article

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