Evolution of MHC class IIB in the genome of wild and ornamental guppies, Poecilia reticulata

Heredity

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-118

  Van Oosterhout, C ^a   Joyce, D A ^a   Cummings, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene conversion; Gene duplication; Major histocompatibility complex; Multigene evolution; Poecilia reticulata; Teleost

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; INBREEDING; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PEPTIDE; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BREEDING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, MHC CLASS II; POECILIA; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 33748413642     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800843     Document Type: Article

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