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Drift and selection influence geographic variation at immune loci of prairie-chickens.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2011
Bollmer Jennifer L, Ruder Elizabeth A, Johnson Jeff A, Eimes John A, Dunn Peter O
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies of immunity in wild populations have focused primarily on genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC); however, studies of model species have identified additional immune-related genes that also affect fitness. In this study, we sequenced five non-MHC immune genes in six greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) populations that have experienced varying degrees of genetic drift as a...
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