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Evolution of a malaria resistance gene in wild primates.
Nature - 16 Jul 2009
Tung Jenny, Primus Alexander, Bouley Andrew J, Severson Tonya F, Alberts Susan C, Wray Gregory A
Abstract excerpt
The ecology, behaviour and genetics of our closest living relatives, the nonhuman primates, should help us to understand the evolution of our own lineage. Although a large amount of data has been amassed on primate ecology and behaviour, much less is known about the functional and evolutionary genetic aspects of primate biology, especially in wild primates. As a result, even in well-studied populations in which...
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