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Genetic variation in MHC class II expression and interactions with MHC sequence polymorphism in three-spined sticklebacks.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2006
Wegner K M, Kalbe M, Rauch G, Kurtz J, Schaschl H, Reusch T B H
Abstract excerpt
Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have been studied for several decades because of their pronounced allelic polymorphism. Structural allelic polymorphism is, however, not the only source of variability subjected to natural selection. Genetic variation may also exist in gene expression patterns. Here, we show that in a natural population of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) the...
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