Genotypic characterization of an MHC class II locus in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from Lake Superior by single-stranded conformational polymorphism analysis and reference strand-mediated conformational analysis

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-278

  Noakes, Marc A ^a   Reimer, Tara ^b   Phillips, Ruth B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Superior; Lake trout; Major histocompatibility complex II; Reference strand mediated conformational analysis; Single stranded conformational polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FISH; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENOTYPE; GREAT LAKES REGION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TROUT;

ANIMALIA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0042976078     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-002-0079-9     Document Type: Article

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