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Two patterns of variation among MHC class I loci in Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Miller Hilary C, Andrews-Cookson Matiu, Daugherty Charles H

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The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are a central component of the immune system in vertebrates and have become important markers of functional, fitness-related genetic variation. We have investigated the evolutionary processes that generate diversity at MHC class I genes in a large population of an archaic reptile species, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), found on Stephens Island, Cook...

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PMID: 18032462
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esm095

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