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Temperature and length-dependent modulation of the MH class II beta gene expression in brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) by a cis-acting minisatellite.
Molecular immunology - 1 May 2010
Croisetière Sébastien, Bernatchez Louis, Belhumeur Pierre
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It is widely recognized that the variation in gene regulation is an important factor from which evolutionary changes in diverse aspects of phenotype can be observed in all organisms. Distinctive elements with functional roles on gene regulation have been identified within the non-coding part of the genome, including repeated elements. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes have been the subject of an...
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