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100 million years of multigene family evolution: origin and evolution of the avian MHC class IIB
BACKGROUND: Gene duplication has led to a most remarkable adaptation involved in vertebrates’ host-pathogen arms-race, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). However, MHC duplication history is as yet poorly understood in non-mammalian vertebrates, including birds. RESULTS: Here, we provide evi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28610613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3839-7 |