Transcriptome of the dead: characterisation of immune genes and marker development from necropsy samples in a free-ranging marine mammal

• Main Authors: Hoffman, Joseph I, Thorne, Michael AS, Trathan, Philip N, Forcada, Jaume
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
• Subjects: Transcriptome; Genomics; Non-model organism; Post mortem; Immune gene; Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC); Microsatellite; Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP); Marine mammal; Antarctic fur seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Pinniped; Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/14/52

Abstract Background Transcriptomes are powerful resources, providing a window on the expressed portion of the genome that can be generated rapidly and at low cost for virtually any organism. However, because many genes have tissue-specific expression patterns, developing a complete transcriptome usu...