Major histocompatibility complex Class II DRB exon-2 diversity of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in China

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 245-257

  Wang, Xiaofang ^a   Wei, Kun ^a   Zhang, Zhihe ^b   Xu, Xiao ^a   Zhang, Wenping ^a   Shen, Fujun ^b   Zhang, Liang ^b   Yue, Bisong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU RESEARCH BASE OF GIANT PANDA BREEDING   (China)

Author keywords

Allelic diversity; Eurasian lynx; Exon 2; Gene duplication; Major histocompatibility complex DRB; Selection pressure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CLONE; FELID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

LYNX; LYNX LYNX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 61749089662     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802478669     Document Type: Article

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