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Major histocompatibility complex and kin discrimination in Atlantic salmon and brook trout.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2006
Rajakaruna R S, Brown J A, Kaukinen K H, Miller K M
Abstract excerpt
Many species of salmonids can discriminate kin from unrelated conspecifics using olfactory cues. In this study, we determined the role of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in kin discrimination by juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Genetic variation at the highly polymorphic exon coding for peptide-binding region of an MHC class II gene was studied using...
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