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
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
1996
A nuclear perspective on human evolution
Kidd K, Kidd J. A nuclear perspective on human evolution. 1996, 242-264. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511525643.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman diversity studiesHuman populationDNA sequence variationHuman evolutionAbsence of recombinationRecent human evolutionHuman genome diversityY-chromosome DNAPatterns of variationEvolutionary forcesExtant diversityVariety of speciesGenome diversityGenetic diversitySex chromosomesAutosomal DNAMitochondrial DNATaxonomic issuesGenomic diversityChromosome DNADiversity studiesEvolutionary factorsRecent ancestorSequence variationNuclear perspectiveDistribution and frequency of a polymorphicAlu insertion at the plasminogen activator locus in humans
Tishkoff S, Ruano G, Kidd J, Kidd K. Distribution and frequency of a polymorphicAlu insertion at the plasminogen activator locus in humans. Human Genetics 1996, 97: 759-764. PMID: 8641693, DOI: 10.1007/bf02346186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator geneHuman populationTissue plasminogen activator geneRestriction fragment length polymorphismActivator geneActivator locusInsertion eventsFragment length polymorphismPLAT locusHuman evolutionPolymerase chain reaction analysisChain reaction analysisLength polymorphismPresence/absenceAllele frequenciesAllelesLociModern humans
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