title: Molecular phylogenetics of the hominoid Y chromosome.
abstract: The Human Y-chromosome plays a central role in sex determination, and is composed of DNA sequences homologous to the Y-chromosome, families of Y-specific repetitive DNA sequences, and single copy sequences. We investigated the chromosomal location of Y-specific DNA sequences, in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) by the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique. The Yq subtelomeric DNA sequences (DYS427) have been observed to be intact at the presumed loci. Also, the amelogenin gene (AMELY, Yp11.2) revealed sequence homology and positional conservation in the higher primates, except in gorilla where positional divergence was observed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Genetics, The Long Island College Hospital--SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11201-5514, USA.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Samonte
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D053523:Amelogenin; D000818:Animals; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006071:Gorilla gorilla; D015186:Hominidae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D010802:Phylogeny; D011148:Pongo pygmaeus; D016615:Telomere; D014998:Y Chromosome
chemical_list: C507202:AMELY protein, human; D053523:Amelogenin; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins