Evolution of a hypervariable region of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene in humans and other hominoids

Genetica

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-193

  Kass, David H ^a   Knight, Alec ^b   Deininger, Prescott L ^c  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alu; Hominoidea; hypervariable DNA; low density lipoprotein receptor gene; molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALU SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALU ELEMENTS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; RECEPTORS, LDL;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PRIMATES;

EID: 4544235820     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GENE.0000040387.14317.98     Document Type: Article

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