Species-specific evolution of class I MHC genes in iguanas (Order: Squamata; Subfamily: Iguaninae)
Glaberman S, Caccone A. Species-specific evolution of class I MHC genes in iguanas (Order: Squamata; Subfamily: Iguaninae). Immunogenetics 2008, 60: 371-382. PMID: 18488213, DOI: 10.1007/s00251-008-0298-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarine iguanasSpecies-specific evolutionGalápagos land iguanasGalápagos marine iguanasDifferent phylogenetic historiesNon-avian reptilesSpecies-specific mannerClass I MHC genesMajor histocompatibility complexConservation geneticsPhylogenetic historySquamate speciesVertebrate taxaDiversified orderGenetic diversityNatural selectionMHC researchDNA dataGenetic basisLand iguanasMultiple lociMHC genesMHC studiesHost resistanceIguanas