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Inbreeding and disease resistance in a social insect: effects of heterozygosity on immunocompetence in the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Oct 2006

Calleri Daniel V, McGrail Reid Ellen, Rosengaus Rebeca B, Vargo Edward L, Traniello James F A

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Recent research has shown that low genetic variation in individuals can increase susceptibility to infection and group living may exacerbate pathogen transmission. In the eusocial diploid termites, cycles of outbreeding and inbreeding characterizing basal species can reduce genetic variation within nestmates during the life of a colony, but the relationship of genetic heterogeneity to disease resistance is poorly...

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PMID: 17002949
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3622
PMCID: PMC1635464

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