Evolution of the X-linked zinc finger gene and the Y-linked zinc finger gene in primates

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 512-518

  Kim, Heui Soo ^a   Takenaka, Osamu ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolution rate; Primates; Synonymous substitution; ZFX gene; ZFY gene

Indexed keywords

CERCOPITHECIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLATYRRHINI; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZFY PROTEIN, HUMAN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN, X LINKED; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN, X-LINKED;

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GORILLA; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO; PHYLOGENY; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0034739568     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-000-0512-8     Document Type: Article

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