Gene duplication and gene conversion in class II MHC genes of New Zealand robins (Petroicidae)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-191

  Miller, Hilary C ^a,b   Lambert, David M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth and death model; Class II B MHC; Gene conversion; Passeriformes; Petroica

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXON; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PETROICIDAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SONGBIRD;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; PETROICA; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; PETROICA TRAVERSI; PETROICIDAE; TURDUS;

EID: 3142731513     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-004-0666-1     Document Type: Article

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