2001
A HERV-K provirus in chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, but not humans
Barbulescu M, Turner G, Su M, Kim R, Jensen-Seaman M, Deinard A, Kidd K, Lenz J. A HERV-K provirus in chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, but not humans. Current Biology 2001, 11: 779-783. PMID: 11378389, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00227-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransposable genetic elementsDNA sequencing studiesHERV-K provirusesUnique insertion sitesAfrican great apesChimpanzee genomeEvolutionary separationPhylogenetic relationshipsOrthologous positionsCommon ancestorHuman genomeModern speciesPreintegration siteGenetic elementsSequencing studiesGenomeEndogenous retrovirusesHuman evolutionGreat apesLineagesGorillasSpeciesHERVInsertion siteChimpanzees
2000
Evolution of exon 1 of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene in primates
Seaman M, Chang F, Deinard A, Quiñones A, Kidd K. Evolution of exon 1 of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene in primates. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 2000, 288: 32-38. PMID: 10750051, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(20000415)288:1<32::aid-jez4>3.0.co;2-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh conservationOld World monkeysWorld monkeysTandem repeatsPrimate speciesExon 1Amino acid sequenceReceptor geneGreat apesRelaxed selectionEvolutionary historyD4 receptor geneHomologous exonsInterspecific differencesNew World monkeysDopamine D4 receptor geneAcid sequenceSelective pressureFirst exonTandem duplicationExonsExon 3SpeciesGenesRepeats
1999
Evolution of a HOXB6 intergenic region within the great apes and humans
Deinard A, Kidd K. Evolution of a HOXB6 intergenic region within the great apes and humans. Journal Of Human Evolution 1999, 36: 687-703. PMID: 10330333, DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon ancestorGenetic variationGenetic dataIntraspecific genetic variationHomo-Pan cladeGreat apesNuclear lociGreat ape speciesMolecular evolutionIntraspecific dataPhylogenetic reconstructionIntergenic regionIntraspecific variationDNA sequencesNucleotide substitutionsGenetic polymorphismsHomo-PanPygmy chimpanzeesApe speciesCommon chimpanzeesCladeHomo sapiens sapiensAncestorGorillasLoci
1998
Genetic Structure of the Ancestral Population of Modern Humans
Ziętkiewicz E, Yotova V, Jarnik M, Korab-Laskowska M, Kidd K, Modiano D, Scozzari R, Stoneking M, Tishkoff S, Batzer M, Labuda D. Genetic Structure of the Ancestral Population of Modern Humans. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1998, 47: 146-155. PMID: 9694663, DOI: 10.1007/pl00006371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleotide diversityAncestral populationsNeutral DNA polymorphismsOverall nucleotide diversityPopulation-specific variantsOld polymorphismsGenetic structureAncestral stateHuman divergenceOrthologous sitesGenetic variabilityDNA polymorphismsNew allelesHuman variantsPolymorphic sitesNon-AfricansWorldwide sampleGreat apesEffective sizeModern humansHuman groupsDiversityPolymorphismDivergenceNew GuineaEvolution of a D2 Dopamine Receptor Intron Within the Great Apes and Humans
Deinard A, Kidd K. Evolution of a D2 Dopamine Receptor Intron Within the Great Apes and Humans. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 1998, 8: 289-301. PMID: 10993600, DOI: 10.3109/10425179809034074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDenaturing Gradient Gel ElectrophoresisGenetic variationComparative phylogenetic analysisDNA sequence variationSequence comparative analysisCross-species comparisonsGreat apesEvolutionary relationshipsGradient gel electrophoresisPhylogenetic analysisGeographical rangeSequence variationPygmy chimpanzeesCommon chimpanzeesDNA sequencingDirect DNA sequencingIntronsGel electrophoresisSpeciesChimpanzeesApesSequencingComparative analysisHumansVariation