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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rogers, Jeffrey
• Gibbs, Richard A

Titel

Comparative primate genomics: emerging patterns of genome content and dynamics

Ist Teil von

• Nature reviews. Genetics, 2014-05, Vol.15 (5), p.347

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Advances in genome sequencing technologies have created new opportunities for comparative primate genomics. Genome assemblies have been published for various primate species, and analyses of several others are underway. Whole-genome assemblies for the great apes provide remarkable new information about the evolutionary origins of the human genome and the processes involved. Genomic data for macaques and other non-human primates offer valuable insights into genetic similarities and differences among species that are used as models for disease-related research. This Review summarizes current knowledge regarding primate genome content and dynamics, and proposes a series of goals for the near future.