Recently integrated Alu insertions in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri) lineage and application for population analyses
Abstract Background The evolution of Alu elements has been ongoing in primate lineages and Alu insertion polymorphisms are widely used in phylogenetic and population genetics studies. Alu subfamilies in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri), a New World Monkey (NWM), were recently reported. Squirrel monkeys...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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Series: | Mobile DNA |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0114-7 |