Evidence of balanced diversity at the chicken interleukin 4 receptor alpha chain locus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The comparative analysis of genome sequences emerging for several avian species with the fully sequenced chicken genome enables the genome-wide investigation of selective processes in functionally important chicken genes. In particul...

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Main Authors: Podisi Baitsi, Sow Racine-Samba, Sanfo Rahamame, Naqvi A N, Silva Pradeepa, Bhuiyan A K, Lloyd Andrew T, Connell Sarah, Lynn David J, Downing Tim, Hanotte Olivier, O'Farrelly Cliona, Bradley Daniel G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/136