Article
Amplification dynamics of human-specific (HS) Alu family members.
Nucleic acids research - 11 Jul 1991
Batzer M A, Gudi V A, Mena J C, Foltz D W, Herrera R J, Deininger P L
Abstract excerpt
We have investigated the distribution of several recently inserted Alu family members within representatives of diverse human groups. Human population studies using 65 unrelated human DNA samples, as well as a familial study to test inheritance, showed that individual Alu family members could be divided into three groups. The first group consisted of relatively older Alu family members which were monomorphic...
Topics
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Black People
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Hybrid Cells
- Lymphocytes
- Multigene Family
- Pedigree
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid