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
1998
A Global Haplotype Analysis of the Myotonic Dystrophy Locus: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Humans and for the Origin of Myotonic Dystrophy Mutations
Tishkoff S, Goldman A, Calafell F, Speed W, Deinard A, Bonne-Tamir B, Kidd J, Pakstis A, Jenkins T, Kidd K. A Global Haplotype Analysis of the Myotonic Dystrophy Locus: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Humans and for the Origin of Myotonic Dystrophy Mutations. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 62: 1389-1402. PMID: 9585589, PMCID: PMC1377140, DOI: 10.1086/301861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-African populationsHaplotype diversityMyotonic dystrophy locusRecent African origin modelLinkage disequilibriumMyotonic dystrophy mutationModern human evolutionModern humansGlobal haplotype analysisMutation eventsStrong linkage disequilibriumNonhuman primate speciesPrimate speciesHuman evolutionHuman populationShared pattern