Bufo MHC class II loci with conserved introns flanking exon 2: Cross-species amplification with common primers

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 211-213

  Zeisset, Inga ^a   Beebee, Trevor J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta chain; Bufo bufo; Bufo calamita; Bufo viridis; MHC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873617036     PISSN: 18777252     EISSN: 18777260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-012-9770-y     Document Type: Article

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