Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 939-947

  Glaberman, Scott ^a   Moreno, Maria A ^a   Caccone, Adalgisa ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA; Concerted evolution; Gene conversion; Major histocompatibility complex; Orthology; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIZARD; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS; AMNIOTA; AVES; IGUANA; IGUANIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349172254     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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