The major histocompatibility complex (<it>Mhc</it>) class IIB region has greater genomic structural flexibility and diversity in the quail than the chicken

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The quail and chicken major histocompatibility complex (<it>Mhc</it>) genomic regions have a similar overall organization but differ markedly in that the quail has an expanded number of duplicated class I, class IIB, natu...

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Main Authors: Kulski Jerzy K, Yoshida Yutaka, Hara Hiromi, Iwamoto Shigehisa, Shimizu Sayoko, Tanaka Masayuki, Suzuki Shingo, Shiina Takashi, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Inoko Hidetoshi, Hanzawa Kei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/322