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Abundant polymorphisms at the microsatellite locus LEI0258 in indigenous chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2013
Han Bo, Lian Ling, Qu Lujiang, Zheng Jiangxia, Yang Ning
Abstract excerpt
The chicken major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has abundant SNP and indels, and is closely related with host genetic resistance or susceptibility to disease. The LEI0258 locus is the most variable in the MHC region, and is a useful marker in reflecting the variability of MHC. In this study, we applied the LEI0258 microsatellite marker to investigate polymorphism of MHC in Chinese indigenous chickens. The size...
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