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Evolution of major histocompatibility complex class I genes in Cetartiodactyls.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jul 2003
Holmes Edward C, Roberts Ann F C, Staines Karen A, Ellis Shirley A
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies of cattle MHC have suggested the presence of at least four classical class I loci. Analysis of haplotypes showed that any combination of one, two or three genes may be expressed, although no gene is expressed consistently. The aim of this study was to examine the evolutionary relationships among these genes and to study their phylogenetic history in Cetartiodactyl species, including cattle and...
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