Class I genes have split from the MHC in the tammar wallaby

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-211

  Deakin, J E ^a   Siddle, H V ^b   Cross, J G R ^a   Belov, K ^b   Graves, J A M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 3; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TAP2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENE LOCUS; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; CLONE CELLS; GENES, MHC CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; METAPHASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 33847374679     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098188     Document Type: Article

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