title: Evolution of the ABO blood group gene in Japanese macaque.
abstract: We determined 5 sequences of Japanese macaque ABO blood group gene exon 7 (ca. 0.5 kb) and 2 sequences for exon 5 and intron 6 (ca. 1.7 kb). We compared those data with published sequences of other Old World monkey species, and the results suggest that alleles A and B were polymorphic in the ancestral species of macaques, and that B type allele evolved independently in macaque and baboon lineages.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saitou
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D006922:Hylobates / Q000235:genetics; D007438:Introns; D007564:Japan; D008251:Macaca / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System