A comparison of variation between a MHC pseudogene and microsatellite loci of the little greenbul (Andropadus virens).

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated genetic variation of a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) pseudogene (Anvi-DAB1) in the little greenbul (Andropadus virens) from four localities in Cameroon and one in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Previous microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses had revealed little or no genetic differentiation among Cameroon localities but significant differentiation between localities in Cameroon and Ivory Coast.

Results

Levels of genetic variation, heterozygosity, and allelic diversity were high for the MHC pseudogene in Cameroon. Nucleotide diversity of the MHC pseudogene in Cameroon and Ivory Coast was comparable to levels observed in other avian species that have been studied for variation in nuclear genes. An excess of rare variants for the MHC pseudo

SUBMITTER: Aguilar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1249561 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature