Unexpected conservation of the X-linked color vision gene in nocturnal prosimians: Evidence from two bush babies

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 610-618

  Zhou, Yi Hong ^a   Hewett Emmett, David ^b   Ward, Jeannette P ^b   Li, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Bush babies; X linked color vision gene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; DNA; HISTIDINE; PIGMENT; RHODOPSIN; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROSIMIAN; X CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GALAGO; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; OPSIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAIMIRI; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; GALAGO SENEGALENSIS; GALAGO SP.; MAMMALIA; MARMOSETS; OTOLEMUR CRASSICAUDATUS; OTOLEMUR GARNETTII; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SCIURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0031434246     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006265     Document Type: Article

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