A comprehensive analysis of chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes)-specific AluYb8 element.
Songmi KimDong Hee KimHiroo ImaiYong-Moon LeeKyudong HanPublished in: Genes & genomics (2020)
Our study found that AluYb8 elements are much more abundant in the human genome than chimpanzee genome, and that it could be due to the absence of hyperactive "master" AluYb8 elements in the chimpanzee genome.