title: Analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the major histocompatibility complex of 15I5-B-congenic chicken lines.
abstract: Eight 15I5 B-congenic White Leghorn chicken lines, containing haplotypes B2, B5, B12, B13, B15, B19, and B21, were subjected to molecular genotyping with chicken B-F (Class I) and B-L (Class II) major histocompatibility complex (MHC) probes. Genomic DNA was digested with restriction enzymes, hybridized with a Class I or Class II probe, and analyzed for restriction fragment length polymorphisms. Digestion with HindIII or EcoRI yielded no B-L polymorphisms. Digestion with PvuII or BglII and hybridization with a B-L or B-F probe produced polymorphisms that were shared between several haplotypes, although the haplotypes with similar patterns were clustered differently between Class I and Class II probes. The genetic variation seen for B-L and B-F probe hybridization of PvuII digests was much less than that previously demonstrated for B-G probing of PvuII digests of the same lines. Description of MHC Class I and II restriction patterns of the well-characterized 15I5 B-congenic lines will aid in identification of genes important in disease resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lamont
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Gerndt
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Bacon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D015342:DNA Probes; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004247:DNA