Evolution of RH genes in hominoids: Characterization of a gorilla RHCE- like gene

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-210

  Blancher, Antoine ^a,b   Apoil, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GORILLA; HOMINID; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; MAMMALIA; PAN (APE); PRIMATES;

EID: 0034064944     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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