1998
Short tandem repeat polymorphism evolution in humans
Calafell F, Shuster A, Speed W, Kidd J, Kidd K. Short tandem repeat polymorphism evolution in humans. European Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 6: 38-49. PMID: 9781013, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDinucleotide short tandem repeat polymorphismsStepwise mutation modelSet of populationsPrivate allelesShort tandem repeat polymorphismsGenetic distanceHigh heterozygosityGenetic variationLinkage analysisMutation modelPolymorphism evolutionTandem repeat polymorphismEuropean populationsModern humansHeterozygosityAllelesRepeat polymorphismAfrican sampleReplacement hypothesisEast AsiansDifferentiationHumansPolymorphismPopulationTrees
1992
DNA sequence polymorphism within hominoid species exceeds the number of phylogenetically informative characters for a HOX2 locus.
Ruano G, Rogers J, Ferguson-Smith A, Kidd K. DNA sequence polymorphism within hominoid species exceeds the number of phylogenetically informative characters for a HOX2 locus. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1992, 9: 575-586. PMID: 1352841, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeparate speciation eventsDNA sequence polymorphismsMaximum parsimony methodsBase pair differencesDenaturing gradient gelGene treesSpeciation eventsSpecies clustersBase pair substitutionsPhylogenetic treeInformative charactersComplete sequenceSequence polymorphismsHominoid speciesSpecies variabilityDifferent allelesG. gorillaSpeciesP. troglodytesAllelesGradient gelsGorillasSequenceTreesGenus
1985
Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques
Melnick1 D, Kidd K. Genetic and evolutionary relationships among Asian Macaques. International Journal Of Primatology 1985, 6: 123-160. DOI: 10.1007/bf02693650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary relationshipsGenetic distanceSpecies groupsInferred evolutionary relationshipsEffective population sizeIntraspecific genetic distancesGene frequency dataMacaque speciesDivergence timesPhylogenetic treeAllele definitionGenetic differencesPopulation sizeCavalli-SforzaAsian macaquesSpeciesTree analysisLociPopulationTreesMajor sea-level changesFrequency dataSea-level changesAsia
1981
A Comparison of Methods for Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees
Astolfi P, Kidd K, Cavalli-Sforza L. A Comparison of Methods for Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees. Systematic Biology 1981, 30: 156-169. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/30.2.156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1978
Testing of Evolutionary Independence in Simulated Phylogenetic Trees
Astolfi P, Piazza A, Kidd K. Testing of Evolutionary Independence in Simulated Phylogenetic Trees. Systematic Biology 1978, 27: 391-400. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/27.4.391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndependent evolutionEvolutionary independencePhylogenetic treeHybrid populationsIndependent populationsEvolutionary timeAncestor populationsGroups of populationsNumber of charactersSet of charactersCase of treesTreesHybridizationPopulation resultsEvolutionHybridization processPopulationTreenessLevel of complexityCharacterSuccessive splitsInitial populationFusion
1974
Error in The Reconstruction of Evolutionary Trees
Kidd K, Astolfi P, Cavalli-Sforza L. Error in The Reconstruction of Evolutionary Trees. 1974, 121-136. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-2139-2_11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research