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Constraints on haplotype structure and variable gene frequencies suggest a functional hierarchy within cattle MHC class I.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2012
Codner Gemma F, Birch James, Hammond John A, Ellis Shirley A
Abstract excerpt
Six major histocompatibility complex (MHC) classical class I genes have been identified in cattle, and up to three of these are expressed in variable combinations on different haplotypes. The origin and functional significance of this genetic complexity is unknown. However, an improved assembly of the cattle genome, an expanded database of full-length cDNA sequences and high-resolution frequency data concerning...
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