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Comparative analysis of estrogen receptor gene polymorphisms in apes.
Primates; journal of primatology - 1 Apr 2007
Hong Kyung-Won, Iwatsuki Hiromi, Takenaka Osamu, Hayasaka Ikuo, Murayama Yuichi, Ito Shin'ichi, Inoue-Murayama Miho
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphic microsatellite repeats in the promoter region of estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESRalpha and the intron 6 region of estrogen receptor beta gene (ESRbeta) have been reported in human populations. To examine the evolutional state of both repeats, we surveyed the corresponding regions in DNA sequences from the following great apes and gibbons: 56 chimpanzees, 3 bonobos, 16 gorillas, 20 orangutans and 60...
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