Table 1 NZSL MHC DQB alleles and frequency in NZSL live pup population as derived from Sanger sequencing and Phase reconstruction

From: Extensive variation at MHC DRB in the New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) provides evidence for balancing selection

Allele number

Alleles

Count

Frequency

bp position consensus

53

54

  

1

T

C

117

0.812

2

C

T

27

0.188

  1. Two alleles are present at adjacent nucleotides. Base pair (bp) consensus positions are arbitrarily calculated from the start position of the amplified PCR fragment in NZSL DNA.
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