Phylogenetic analysis of penguin ( Spheniscidae) species based on sequence variation in MHC class II genes

Phylogenetic analysis of penguin ( Spheniscidae) species based on sequence variation in MHC class II genes

We are interested in identifying genetic variations and investigating the genetic relationships among all penguin species. To attain this goal, we are systematically determining the nucleotide sequences of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in penguin species, because the MHC is known to dis...

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Published in:Immunogenetics (New York) Vol. 53; no. 8; pp. 712 - 716
Main Authors: Tsuda, T T, Tsuda, M, Naruse, T, Kawata, H, Ando, A, Shiina, T, Fukuda, M, Kurita, M, LeMaho, I, Kulski, J K, Inoko, H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-10-2001
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Birds - genetics
Eudyptula minor
Genes, MHC Class II - genetics
Humans
Marine
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymorphism, Genetic - genetics
Pygoscelis
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Species Specificity
Spheniscidae
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Summary:We are interested in identifying genetic variations and investigating the genetic relationships among all penguin species. To attain this goal, we are systematically determining the nucleotide sequences of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in penguin species, because the MHC is known to display a high degree of polymorphism in other vertebrates. The aim of this study was to analyze the nucleotide sequences of the MHC class II B genes from the three penguin species in the Pygoscelis genus and the Little penguin (E. minor) in the Eudyptula genus, and to investigate the phylogenetic relationship among these species and to other birds using a molecular PCR-based sequencing technique. To our knowledge, this is the first report on nucleotide variation in the penguin MHC.
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ISSN:0093-7711
1432-1211
DOI:10.1007/s002510100369