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Conservation and divergence in the frog immunome: pyrosequencing and de novo assembly of immune tissue transcriptomes.
Gene - 1 Jun 2014
Savage Anna E, Kiemnec-Tyburczy Karen M, Ellison Amy R, Fleischer Robert C, Zamudio Kelly R
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BACKGROUND: Frogs are a diverse group of vertebrates for which limited genomic resources are available. Natural frog populations face a multitude of threats, including habitat degradation, infectious disease, and environmental change. Characterizing the functional genomics of anuran tissues in general - and the immune system in particular - will enhance our knowledge of genetic and epigenetic responses to...
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