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Basic characterization of avian β-defensin genes in the Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Mar 2016
Ishige Taichiro, Hara Hiromi, Hirano Takashi, Mannen Hideyuki, Kono Tomohiro, Hanzawa Kei
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we identified a cluster of 14 avian β-defensins (AvBD; approximately 66 kbp) in the Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica. Except for AvBD12 (CjAvBD12) and -13, the CjAvBDs coding sequences exhibited greater than 78.0% similarity to the respective orthologous chicken AvBD genes (GgAvBD...
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