Genetic diversity of the MHC class-II dQA gene in brown bears (Ursus arctos) on hokkaido, northern Japan

Zoological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 530-535

  Goda, Naoki ^a   Mano, Tsutomu ^b   Masuda, Ryuichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brown bear; DQA; Genetic diversity; MHC gene; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; INBREEDING; JAPAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; INBREEDING; JAPAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; SELECTION, GENETIC; URSIDAE;

MAMMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 70450245370     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.26.530     Document Type: Article

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