The evolution of African great ape subtelomeric heterochromatin and the fusion of human chromosome 2

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Figure 4.
Figure 4.

Summary of FISH experiments in human, two common chimpanzees, one pigmy chimpanzee, and two gorillas. Colored circles represent locations of the probes in great apes chromosomes; half circles represent heterozygous signals. Difference in interstitial heterochromatin on chromosome VII is displayed between common and pygmy chimpanzees. (PPA) Pan paniscus.

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  1. Published in Advance March 14, 2012, doi: 10.1101/gr.136556.111 Genome Res. 22: 1036-1049

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