2020
The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene
Kidd KK, Pakstis AJ, Donnelly MP, Bulbul O, Cherni L, Gurkan C, Kang L, Li H, Yun L, Paschou P, Meiklejohn KA, Haigh E, Speed WC. The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 15433. PMID: 32963319, PMCID: PMC7508881, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72262-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOculocutaneous albinism type 2Genetic variationOCA2 genePopulation genetic variationGeographic patternsNormal pigmentation variationPigmentation variationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPositive selectionHypomorphic proteinEnhancer variantsPigmentation variantsGenesNucleotide polymorphismsDistinctive geographic patternsEye colorStrong selection effectsVariant frequencyPigmentationVariantsProteinAllelesVariationDifferent patternsPolymorphism
2007
Human genetic variation of medical significance
Kidd K, Kidd J. Human genetic variation of medical significance. 2007, 51-62. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199207466.003.0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic variationNormal genetic variationRandom genetic driftSignificant genetic variationLoss of variationHuman genetic variationAllele frequency variationHuman evolutionary historyEvolutionary historyGenetic driftNatural selectionModern humansMedical significanceGeographic regionsLociHumansVariationSelectionDemographyMetabolismTaste perceptionComplex waysIsolationMigration
2005
Normal DNA sequence variations in humans
Kidd K. Normal DNA sequence variations in humans. 2005 DOI: 10.1002/047001153x.g206101.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Mitochondrial DNA variation and biogeography of eastern gorillas
Jensen‐Seaman M, Kidd K. Mitochondrial DNA variation and biogeography of eastern gorillas. Molecular Ecology 2001, 10: 2241-2247. PMID: 11555266, DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01365.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial DNA variationDNA variationEastern gorillasD-loop haplotypesFirst hypervariable segmentPopulation bottlenecksDistinct cladesGenetic diversityControl regionD-loopHypervariable segmentCladeLast Glacial MaximumGorillasForest reductionHaplotypesGlacial MaximumBiogeographyEast AfricaGlobal coolingDiversityMutationsLow levelsVariationFragmentation
1998
Evolution 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
1991
Drift, admixture, and selection in human evolution: a study with DNA polymorphisms.
Bowcock A, Kidd J, Mountain J, Hebert J, Carotenuto L, Kidd K, Cavalli-Sforza L. Drift, admixture, and selection in human evolution: a study with DNA polymorphisms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1991, 88: 839-843. PMID: 1992475, PMCID: PMC50909, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.3.839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA polymorphismsEqual evolutionary ratesRandom genetic driftEvolutionary ratesGenetic driftEvolutionary analysisNatural selectionGenetic markersHuman evolutionGene frequenciesEarly admixtureHuman differentiationEvolutionary modelsPolymorphismHigh variationLow variationGenetic polymorphismsMeasures of variationGenesPopulationSpeciesObserved distributionDifferentiationVariationSelection
1986
Genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): II. The Dunga Gali population in species‐wide perspective
Melnick D, Jolly C, Kidd K. Genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): II. The Dunga Gali population in species‐wide perspective. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 1986, 71: 129-140. PMID: 3799822, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330710202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral genetic homogeneityTotal gene diversityClustering of populationsGene diversitySpecies rangeWild populationsZoogeographic dataGenetic diversityGeographic clinesGenetic variationGenetic variabilityGenetic homogeneityWestern groupLocal populationDiversityClineMajor regionsMacaca mulattaMigration modelGeneticsPopulationWild rhesus monkeysSimilar amountsVariationDifferent parts