Allelic polymorphism, gene duplication and balancing selection of the MHC class II DAB gene of Cynoglossus semilaevis (Cynoglossidae)

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-64

  Xu, T J ^a   Sun, Y N ^a   Wang, R X ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allelic polymorphism; Balancing selection; Cynoglossus semilaevis; Major histocompatibility complex

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BALANCING SELECTION; BINDING SITE; CYNOGLOSSUS SEMILAEVIS; FISH; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EXONS; FLATFISHES; GENE DUPLICATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CYNOGLOSSIDAE; CYNOGLOSSUS SEMILAEVIS; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79251523860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol10-1gmr960     Document Type: Article

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