Evolutionary lineages of RT1.Ba in the Australian Rattus

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 768-772

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

^a Fac of Rsrc Science and Management   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australian Rattus; MHC; RT1.Ba

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXON; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 0034105732     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026355     Document Type: Article

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