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We hybridized a human M-BCR DNA probe to the chromosomes of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), gorilla (Gorilla gorilld) and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) by FISH-technique. The human M-BCR gene was localized to chromosome 23 band q11 (23q11), which is equivalent to the human chromosome 22 band q11 in all three species. The conservation of M-BCR gene in higher primates at the corresponding human chromosome locus provides phylogenetic clues concerning the evolution of genes.
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Samonte, R.V., Ramesh, K.H. & Verma, R.S. Regional localization of human M-BCR gene to chromosome 23 band q11 in the great apes. Genetica 98, 111–113 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120226
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