Genetic diversity of MHC class i loci in six non-model frogs is shaped by positive selection and gene duplication

Heredity

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 146-155

  Kiemnec Tyburczy, K M ^a   Richmond, J Q ^b   Savage, A E ^a   Lips, K R ^c   Zamudio, K R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

anura; immunogenetics; major histocompatibility complex; molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN PROTEIN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

AMINO ACID; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FROG; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION; SELECTION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ANURA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

AMPHIBIAN PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANURA; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CENTROLENIDAE; HYLIDAE; RANIDAE; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84865400047     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2012.22     Document Type: Article

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