Cloning of major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) genes from threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-231

  Sato, Akie ^a   Figueroa, Felipe ^a   O'hUigin, Colm ^a   Steck, Nicole ^b   Klein, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INTRON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

CICHLIDAE; GASTEROSTEIFORMES; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0032169219     PISSN: 10536426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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