Evidence of the adaptive evolution of immune genes in chicken

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The basis for understanding the characteristics of gene functional categories in chicken has been enhanced by the ongoing sequencing of the zebra finch genome, the second bird species to be extensively sequenced. This sequence provides an avian context for examin...

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Main Authors: Cormican Paul, Downing Tim, O'Farrelly Cliona, Bradley Daniel G, Lloyd Andrew T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/254