Mhc allelic diversity and modern human origins

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 589-598

  Hickson, Robert E ^a   Cann, Rebecca L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Genetic diversity; HLA; Human evolution; Major histocompatibility complex (Mhc); Phylogenetics; Selection

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; DOGS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GORILLA GORILLA; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MACROPODIDAE; MICE; PHYLOGENY; SAGUINUS;

EID: 0031449976     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006263     Document Type: Article

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