A.11 Histocompatibility genes in gallinaceous birds: Marcia M. Miller1, Ronald Goto1, Susan I. Jarvi2, W. E. Briles3 1Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA, 2Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC 20008, USA, and 3Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA