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Comment
. 2011 Nov 8;29(11):983-4.
doi: 10.1038/nbt.2032.

Primate genomes for biomedicine

Steven E Bosinger, Zachary P Johnson, Guido Silvestri
Comment

Primate genomes for biomedicine

Steven E Bosinger et al. Nat Biotechnol. .

Abstract

Genome sequences are now available for two macaque species used in infectious disease research and drug safety testing.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Sequenced primate genomes
The genome sequences of human, chimpanzee, orangutan, Indian rhesus macaque, Chinese rhesus macaque and cynomolgus macaques have been reported. Several more primate species are currently undergoing sequencing (indicated by asterisk). Phylogeny of extant primate groups is indicated by a top-down view looking backwards in time. Estimated time of divergence from common ancestors is indicated at select branch points. The relative area of each circle indicates the number of species in each group. Phylogenetic tree courtesy of T. Preuss, modified from The Primate Visual System, Collins & Kaas (eds.). Photo credits: sooty mangabey, Mollie Bloomsmith/Yerkes National Primate Research Center; rhesus macaques, chimpanzee and African green monkey, Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Cynomolgus, Anna Yu/iStockphoto; squirrel monkey, EcoPic/iStockphoto; bushbaby, Nico Smit/iStockphoto.
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Comment on

  • Genome sequencing and comparison of two nonhuman primate animal models, the cynomolgus and Chinese rhesus macaques.
    Yan G, Zhang G, Fang X, Zhang Y, Li C, Ling F, Cooper DN, Li Q, Li Y, van Gool AJ, Du H, Chen J, Chen R, Zhang P, Huang Z, Thompson JR, Meng Y, Bai Y, Wang J, Zhuo M, Wang T, Huang Y, Wei L, Li J, Wang Z, Hu H, Yang P, Le L, Stenson PD, Li B, Liu X, Ball EV, An N, Huang Q, Zhang Y, Fan W, Zhang X, Li Y, Wang W, Katze MG, Su B, Nielsen R, Yang H, Wang J, Wang X, Wang J. Yan G, et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2011 Oct 16;29(11):1019-23. doi: 10.1038/nbt.1992. Nat Biotechnol. 2011. PMID: 22002653

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