Retroelements and segmental duplications in the generation of diversity within the MHC

Mitochondrial DNA

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Gaudieri, S ^a   Kulski, J K ^a,b   Balmer, L ^a   Giles, K M ^a   Inoko, H ^c   Dawkins, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; RETROELEMENTS;

GENE CLUSTER;

EID: 0031543918     PISSN: 19401736     EISSN: 19401744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10425179709034063     Document Type: Article

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