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Genetic diversity of the class II major histocompatibility DRA locus in European, Asiatic and African domestic donkeys.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2011
Vranova Marie, Alloggio Ingrid, Qablan Moneeb, Vyskocil Mirko, Baumeisterova Aneta, Sloboda Michal, Putnova Lenka, Vrtkova Irena, Modry David, Horin Petr
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes coding for antigen presenting molecules are the most polymorphic genes in vertebrate genome. The MHC class II DRA gene shows only small variation in many mammalian species, but it exhibits relatively high level of polymorphism in Equidae, especiall...
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