Genomics and polymorphism of Agph-DAB1, an Mhc class II B gene in red- winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-250

  Edwards, Scott V ^a   Gasper, Joe ^a   March, Mariam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Balancing selection; Birds; Gene conversion; Introns; Major histocompatibility complex; Pseudogene

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; BIRD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0031938882     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025921     Document Type: Article

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