1. BIOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE ON HOMINID PHYLOGENY.
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Goodman, Morris
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NUCLEOTIDE sequence , *HOMINIDS , *DNA , *GENETIC code , *MOLECULAR genetics , *BIOCHEMICAL genetics , *BIOCHEMISTRY , *PHYTOGEOGRAPHY , *BIOGEOGRAPHY - Abstract
The article examines the evidence on hominid phylogeny primarily from amino acid sequences. It will also consider how well this sequence evidence is supported by immunological and deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) data. These evidences include the relevant biochemical data that are taken from proteins and DNA, which are macromolecules that are extremely dense in genetic information and thus uniquely suited for mapping the genealogical relationships of species. Furthermore, this literature also reviews the efforts of many biochemical laboratories in discovering the sequences of various proteins in a range of primates and other species.
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- 1974
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