Selection and recombination drive the evolution of MHC class II DRB diversity in ungulates

Heredity

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 427-437

  Schaschl, H ^a   Wandeler, P ^b   Suchentrunk, F ^c   Obexer Ruff, G ^d   Goodman, S J ^e  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^d Institute of Genetics   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelic polymorphism; MHC class II; Mutation; Recombination; Selection; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMORPHISM; RECOMBINATION; SELECTION; UNGULATE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GOAT; LIVER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GOATS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; LIVER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RUMINANTS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845232923     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800892     Document Type: Article

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