Evolution of the Human ASPM Gene, a Major Determinant of Brain Size

Genetics

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2063-2070

  Zhang, Jianzhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SPINDLE LIKE MICROCEPHALY ASSOCIATED GENE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CHIMPANZEE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

DARWINIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0347992009     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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