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
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
1997
Survey of Maximum CTG/CAG Repeat Lengths in Humans and Non-Human Primates: Total Genome Scan in Populations Using the Repeat Expansion Detection Method
Sirugo G, Deinard A, Kidd J, Kidd K. Survey of Maximum CTG/CAG Repeat Lengths in Humans and Non-Human Primates: Total Genome Scan in Populations Using the Repeat Expansion Detection Method. Human Molecular Genetics 1997, 6: 403-408. PMID: 9147643, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.3.403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTG/CAGPygmy chimpanzeesCommon chimpanzeesRepeat lengthRandom genetic driftOrang-utansHuman populationDisease association studiesGenetic driftHuman genomeOverall mutation rateGenome scanAssociation studiesMutation rateBiaka PygmiesExpansion mutationRepeat expansionTotal genome scanPopulation differencesPopulation stratificationNon-human primatesRepeat expansion detection (RED) methodExpansion detectionChimpanzeesMutations