Variation on islands: Major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) polymorphism in populations of the Australian bush rat

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2071-2079

  Seddon, J M ^a,c   Baverstock, P R ^b  

^a School of Resource Science   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balancing selection; Island variation; Mhc; Rattus fuscipes greyii; RT1.Ba

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOENZYME; BOTTLENECK; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOSITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; GENE FREQUENCY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MURIDAE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RATS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES; RATTUS FUSCIPES GREYII; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033396172     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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