Table 1 Summary of the number of MHC class I genes across species. The number MHC class I genes identified in each species by searching annotated proteins using customized
Species | Number of predicted MHC class I genes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Protein search | Genome search | Merged total |
Human | 24 | 26 | 33 |
Mouse | 41 | 49 | 55 |
Dog | 19 | 21 | 24 |
Cow | 47 | 39 | 55 |
Opossum | 28 | 40 | 47 |
Tammar wallaby | 17 | 35 | 41 |
Tasmanian devil | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Platypus | 19 | 10 | 21 |
Chicken | 24 | 21 | 26 |
Zebrafinch | 11 | 3 | 11 |
Turkey | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Green anole | 25 | 19 | 26 |
Frog | 26 | 31 | 32 |
Zebrafish | 28 | 31 | 33 |
Tetraodon | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Lamprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sea squirt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fruitfly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yeast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | 348 | 361 | 449 |