Goodman Morris, Grossman Lawrence I, Wildman Derek E
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
Trends Genet. 2005 Sep;21(9):511-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2005.06.012.
The comparative DNA sequence data that already exist on individual genomic loci depict the phylogenetic relationships of nearly all extant primate genera. Such a phylogenetic representation of the primates, validated by many sequenced primate genomes, and encompassing the full adaptive diversity of the order, is a prerequisite for identifying the genetic basis of humankind, and for testing the proposed human uniqueness of these traits. Some of these traits have been discovered recently, particularly in genes encoding proteins that are important for brain function.
现有的关于个体基因组位点的比较DNA序列数据描绘了几乎所有现存灵长类属的系统发育关系。这种灵长类动物的系统发育图谱，经过许多已测序的灵长类动物基因组验证，并涵盖了该目动物的全部适应性多样性，是确定人类遗传基础以及检验这些特征所提出的人类独特性的先决条件。其中一些特征是最近才发现的，特别是在编码对脑功能重要的蛋白质的基因中。
