Convergent evolution of major histocompatibility complex molecules in humans and New World monkeys

Immunogenetics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-178

  Kriener, Karin ^a   O'hUigin, Colm ^a   Tichy, Herbert ^a   Klein, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene conversion; HLA DRB; Major histocompatibility complex evolution; Molecular convergence; New World monkeys

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; EXON; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; INTRON; MACACA; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHROPOIDEA; MACACA; MAMMALIA; PLATYRRHINI;

EID: 0034066528     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050028     Document Type: Article

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