Rapid expansion of the Ly49 gene cluster in rat

Genomics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 218-221

  Wilhelm, Brian T ^a   Mager, Dixie L ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genomic analysis; Ly49; Natural killer cell; NKC; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; LY49 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, LY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOME; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOGENES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

RODENTIA;

EID: 2942590584     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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