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Whole genome sequencing of the black grouse (Tetrao tetrix): reference guided assembly suggests faster-Z and MHC evolution.
BMC genomics - 6 Mar 2014
Wang Biao, Ekblom Robert, Bunikis Ignas, Siitari Heli, Höglund Jacob
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BACKGROUND: The different regions of a genome do not evolve at the same rate. For example, comparative genomic studies have suggested that the sex chromosomes and the regions harbouring the immune defence genes in the Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC) may evolve faster than other genomic regions. The advent of the next generation sequencing technologies has made it possible to study which genomic regions are...
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