High variability in the MHC class II DA beta chain of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 775-781

  Holland, Olivia J ^a,b,d   Cowan, Phil E ^a,c   Gleeson, Dianne M ^b   Chamley, Larry W ^d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brushtail possum; Class II; Major histocompatibility complex; Marsupial; MHC; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRICHOSURUS;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CONTRACEPTION, IMMUNOLOGIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRICHOSURUS;

EID: 61449515590     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: 14321211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-008-0327-x     Document Type: Article

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