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On the relative roles of selection and genetic drift in shaping MHC variation.

Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2010

Alcaide Miguel

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Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have provided some of the clearest examples of how natural selection generates discordances between adaptive and neutral variation in natural populations. The type and intensity of selection as well as the strength of genetic drift are believed to be important in shaping the resulting pattern of MHC diversity. However, evaluating the relative contribution of...

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PMID: 20854274
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04772.x

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