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
1993
A hypervariable segment in the human dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene
Lichter J, Barr C, Kennedy J, Van Tol H, Kidd K, Livak K. A hypervariable segment in the human dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene. Human Molecular Genetics 1993, 2: 767-773. PMID: 8353495, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/2.6.767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman dopamine receptor D4 geneAmino acid sequenceThird cytoplasmic loopNumber of repeatsPutative third cytoplasmic loopFunctional proteinsCytoplasmic loopAcid sequenceRepeat regionDifferent repeatsHypervariable segmentDifferent haplotypesRepeatsDopamine receptor D4 geneUnrelated chromosomesNovel polymorphismsD4 geneGenesProteinHuman dopamine D4 receptorPolymorphic variantsSequencePolymorphismChromosomesReceptors