Evolution of primate ABO blood group genes and their homologous genes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-411

  Saitou, Naruya ^a   Yamamoto, Fumi Ichiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABO blood group; glycosyltransferase; overdominant selection; phylogenetic network; polymorphism; primates

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE;

EID: 0030930981     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025776     Document Type: Article

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