Recently integrated Alu insertions in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri) lineage and application for population analyses

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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Main Authors: Jasmine N. Baker, Jerilyn A. Walker, Michael W. Denham, Charles D. Loupe, Mark A. Batzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Mobile DNA
Subjects:
Retroposon
Saimiri
Alu polymorphism
Population structure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0114-7

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