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Mhc diversity in Pacific salmon: population structure and trans-species allelism.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 1997
Miller K M, Withler R E
Abstract excerpt
Geographic variation at an Mhc class I A1 exon was surveyed in 14 populations of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and 15 populations of chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) inhabiting rivers of British Columbia, Canada. A total of 2,504 fish were sampled using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), which distinguished 17 alleles in coho salmon and 20 alleles in chinook salmon. Heterozygosity at the A1 locus...
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