Adaptive evolution of color vision genes in higher primates.

doi:10.1126/science.7652574

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Adaptive evolution of color vision genes in higher primates.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 1995

Shyue S K, Hewett-Emmett D, Sperling H G, Hunt D M, Bowmaker J K, Mollon J D, Li W H

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The intron 4 sequences of the three polymorphic alleles at the X-linked color photo-pigment locus in the squirrel monkey and the marmoset reveal that the alleles in each species are exceptionally divergent. The data further suggest either that each triallelic system has arisen independently in th...

Topics

Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Biological Evolution
Callithrix
Color Perception
Eye Proteins
Gene Conversion
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Introns
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Recombination, Genetic
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Retinal Pigments
Rod Opsins
Saimiri

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PMID: 7652574
DOI: 10.1126/science.7652574

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