Genetic variation of recent Alu insertions in human populations.

doi:10.1007/BF00163207

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Genetic variation of recent Alu insertions in human populations.

Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jan 1996

Batzer M A, Arcot S S, Phinney J W, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass D H, Milligan S M, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou P A, Herrera R J, Boudreau D A, Scheer W D, Keats B J, Deininger P L, Stoneking M

Abstract excerpt

The Alu family of interspersed repeats is comprised of over 500,000 members which may be divided into discrete subfamilies based upon mutations held in common between members. Distinct subfamilies of Alu sequences have amplified within the human genome in recent evolutionary history. Several indi...

Topics

Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
Genetic Variation
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymorphism, Genetic
Racial Groups
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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PMID: 8576959
DOI: 10.1007/BF00163207

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