Comparison of five tandem repeat loci between humans and chimpanzees.

doi:10.1016/s0888-7543(05)80170-3

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Comparison of five tandem repeat loci between humans and chimpanzees.

Genomics - 1 Nov 1992

Ely J, Deka R, Chakraborty R, Ferrell R E

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Five tandem repeat loci were studied in humans and chimpanzees using VNTR probes derived from human DNA. Shared alleles were found at three loci and were often the modal allele in one species but never in both. There was no difference in the mean number of alleles per locus. However, these specie...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
DNA
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Heterozygote
Humans
Pan troglodytes
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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