On the pattern of polymorphisms at major histocompatibility complex loci

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 633-638

  Ohta, Tomoko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene conversion; Major histocompatibility complex polymorphism; Maternal fetal interaction; Overdominance; Short term selection; Synonymous vs. nonsynonymous divergence

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HORSES; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SWINE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031809828     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006343     Document Type: Article

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