Search for dissertations about: "hedgehogs"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word hedgehogs.

  2. 1. Evolution of MHC Genes and MHC Gene Expression

    Author : Karin Berggren Bremdal; Hans Ellegren; Jennifer Seddon; Philip Hedrick; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; major histocompatibilty complex; dog leukocyte antigen; balancing selection; linkage disequilibrium; promoter; diabetes mellitus; Canis familiaris; Canis lupus; Erinaceus europaeus; Erinaceus concolor; Genetics; Genetik; Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Genetics; Biologi med inriktning mot evolutionär genetik;

    Abstract : Polymorphism in coding regions and regions controlling gene expression is the major determinant of adaptive differences in natural populations. Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) possess a high level of genetic variation, which is maintained by selection over long coalescence times. READ MORE

  4. 2. Mammalian Molecular Systematics with Emphasis on the Insectivore Order Lipotyphla

    Author : Suzette Kay Mouchaty; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; rate heterogeneity; Thryonomys; Hystricognathi; Rodentia; Afrotheria; Echinops; Tenrecidae; Erinaceus; Erinaceidae; Chiroptera; Sorex; Soricidae; Talpa; Talpidae; Lipotyphla; Mammalia; mitochondrial DNA; molecular systematics; phylogeny; Genetics; cytogenetics; Genetik; cytogenetik;

    Abstract : Insectivore classification has been one of the most controversial problems in mammalian systematics. Evolutionary relationships among the six extant families, Talpidae (moles), Soricidae (shrews), Erinaceidae (hedgehogs), Tenrecidae (tenrecs), Chryosochloridae (golden moles), and Solenodontidae (solenodons), have remained uncertain based on morphological data. READ MORE