ISSN:
0032-8332
Keywords:
Chimpanzee
;
Orang-utan
;
Crab-eating macaque
;
Rhesus macaque
;
Japanese macaque
;
α-globin gene numbers
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Chimpanzees and orang-utans had triplicatedα-globin gene haplotypes in the frequency of 0.80 and 0.20, respectively. Homozygous duplicated haplotypes could not be found in any of the 44 chimpanzees examined. Chimpanzees having homozygous triplicated haplotypes have greater numbers of red blood cells than those chimpanzees heterozygous for the duplicate and triplicate haplotype. Crab-eating macaques in Malayan peninsula of Thailand had triplicated haplotypes occurring in frequencies ranging from 0.13 to 0.50. On the other hand, triplicated haplotypes occurred in very low frequencies (0–0.07) in crab-eating macaques in the northern and eastern part of Thailand as well as in rhesus macaques from India and China, and in Japanese macaques.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02381280
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