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Balancing and directional selection at exon-2 of the MHC DQB1 locus among populations of odontocete cetaceans.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Mar 2009

Vassilakos Demetrios, Natoli Ada, Dahlheim Marilyn, Hoelzel A Rus

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The diversity of exon-2 (peptide-binding region) of the DQB1 locus (Class II, major histocompatibility complex, MHC) was investigated on an extended sample of populations of three focal cetacean species (two sibling delphinid species and another in the same family). We tested the hypothesis that dolphin populations with a worldwide distribution across different habitats and geographic regions will be under...

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PMID: 19126865
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msn296

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