Mhc class I genes of swordtail fishes, Xiphophorus: Variation in the number of loci and existence of ancient gene families

Immunogenetics

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 695-708

  Figueroa, F ^a   Mayer, W E ^a   Sato, A ^a   Zaleska Rutczynska, Z ^a   Hess, B ^a   Tichy, H ^a   Klein, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyprinodontiformes; Mhc; Platies; Swordtail fishes; Xiphophorus

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE NUMBER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTRON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ACANTHOPTERYGII; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; OSTEICHTHYES; PARACANTHOPTERYGII; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 0035215936     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-001-0378-8     Document Type: Article

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