High diversity at PRDM9 in chimpanzees and bonobos.

High diversity at PRDM9 in chimpanzees and bonobos.

BACKGROUND: The PRDM9 locus in mammals has increasingly attracted research attention due to its role in mediating chromosomal recombination and possible involvement in hybrid sterility and hence speciation processes. The aim of this study was to characterize sequence variation at the PRDM9 locus in...

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Main Authors: Linn Fenna Groeneveld, Rebeca Atencia, Rosa M Garriga, Linda Vigilant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3388066?pdf=render

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