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Conservation of MHC class II DOA sequences among carnivores.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2005
Soll S J, Stewart B S, Lehman N
Abstract excerpt
We obtained the nucleotide sequence for most of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DOA locus for Weddell, leopard, northern elephant, and southern elephant seals and from the coyote and compared them to all known DOA data available to date. We found generally low levels of interspecific polymorphisms, providing further support for stabilizing selection acting on the DOA locus. This suggests that...
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