Frequent gene conversion between human red and green opsin genes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 494-496

  Zhao, Zhongming ^a   Hewett Emmett, David ^a   Li, Wen Hsiung ^a  

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

Author keywords

Exons; Gene conversion; Introns; Natural selection; Red and green opsin genes

Indexed keywords

DNA; OPSIN;

EXON; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTRON; LETTER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; X CHROMOSOME;

DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENE CONVERSION; HUMANS; INTRONS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); OPSIN; VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032036374     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013147     Document Type: Article

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