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Divergent patterns of selection on the DAB and DXB MHC class II loci in Xiphophorus fishes.
Genetica - 1 Apr 2009
Summers Kyle, Roney Kelly E, da Silva Jack, Capraro Gerald, Cuthbertson Brandon J, Kazianis Steven, Rosenthal Gil G, Ryan Michael J, McConnell Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
Two MHC class II loci, DAB (a classical class II locus) and DXB (putatively a non-classical class II locus), were sequenced in samples of individuals from two populations of swordtail fish, Xiphophorus multilineatus and X. pygmaeus. The DAB locus showed higher levels of genetic variation in the B...
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