title: Production of an MHC class II B molecular probe in the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.
abstract: Genetic selection for disease resistance may be facilitated by molecular markers of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) of poultry. We describe the first sequence variation documented at the MHC Class II B region of turkeys, and provide specific probe optimization conditions for studying RFLP polymorphisms in this species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Mississipi, University, MS 38677, USA.
authors.forename: Mary D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Jones Dukes
authors.forename: Charles C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Locklear
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buchholz
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hecht
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Findley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics*; D015335:Molecular Probes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014422:Turkeys / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D015335:Molecular Probes; D004247:DNA