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MHC, mate choice and heterozygote advantage in a wild social primate.

Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2010

Huchard Elise, Knapp Leslie A, Wang Jinliang, Raymond Michel, Cowlishaw Guy

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Preferences for mates carrying dissimilar genes at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) may help animals increase offspring pathogen resistance or avoid inbreeding. Such preferences have been reported across a range of vertebrates, but have rarely been investigated in social species other than humans. We investigated mate choice and MHC dynamics in wild baboons (Papio ursinus). MHC Class II DRB genes and 16...

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PMID: 20492522
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04644.x

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