Non-neutral evolution of the major histocompatibility complex class II gene DRB1 in the sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata

Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-264

  Mayer, F ^a   Brunner, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balancing selection; Chiroptera; DRB locus; Intergenic recombination; MHC class II

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; ANTIGEN; BAT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; COSTA RICA; EXON; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; COSTA RICA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II;

CHIROPTERA; EMBALLONURIDAE; MAMMALIA; SACCOPTERYX BILINEATA;

EID: 34548101964     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800989     Document Type: Article

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