Concerted evolution of two Mhc class II B loci in pheasants and domestic chickens

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 479-490

  Wittzell, Håkan ^a,b   Bernot, Alain ^a,c   Auffray, Charles ^a   Zoorob, Rima ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Birds; Gene conversion; Interlocus genetic exchange; Major histocompatibility complex; Ring necked pheasant; Transcription

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOWL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0032933802     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026130     Document Type: Article

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