Evolution of an MHC class Ia gene fragment in four North American Morone species |
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Authors: | J‐X Liu B Ely |
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Institution: | Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | A nucleotide sequence analysis of a fragment of a Morone MHC class Ia gene detected high levels of polymorphism in striped bass Morone saxatilis, white perch Morone americana and yellow bass Morone mississippiensis. Extremely low levels of MHC diversity, however, were detected in white bass Morone chrysops, suggesting the possibility of a severe population bottleneck for this species. |
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Keywords: | gene duplication MHC microsatellite Morone population bottleneck trans‐species polymorphism |
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