Selective abortion and the evolution of genomic imprinting

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2519-2523

  Wolf, J B ^a   Hager, R ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Genomic imprinting; Histocompatibility; HLA; Incompatibility; MHC

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ALLELE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOMPATIBILITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATERNAL EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; MODELS, GENETIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 72449173803     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01874.x     Document Type: Article

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