Abundant raw material for cis-regulatory evolution in humans

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1991-2004

  Rockman, Matthew V ^a   Wray, Gregory A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of development; Gene network; Gene regulation; Polymorphism; Promoter; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CIS ISOMER; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISTASIS; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION REGULATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NASA DISCIPLINE EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; POPULATION GENETICS; RETROPOSON;

EUKARYOTA; HOMO SAPIENS;

NASA DISCIPLINE EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; RETROELEMENTS;

EID: 0036855185     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004023     Document Type: Article

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