Conservation of promoter, coding and intronic regions of the nonclassical MHC class II DYA gene suggests evolution under functional constraints

Animal Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-239

  Ballingall, K T ^a   McKeever, D J ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine; Class II DYA; Evolution; Major histocompatibility complex; Ovine; Promoter

Indexed keywords

BOLA DYA PROTEIN, BOS INDICUS; BOLA-DYA PROTEIN, BOS INDICUS; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 20444389089     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01281.x     Document Type: Article

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