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Selection maintains MHC diversity through a natural population bottleneck.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2012

Oliver Matthew K, Piertney Stuart B

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A perceived consequence of a population bottleneck is the erosion of genetic diversity and concomitant reduction in individual fitness and evolutionary potential. Although reduced genetic variation associated with demographic perturbation has been amply demonstrated for neutral molecular markers, the effective management of genetic resources in natural populations is hindered by a lack of understanding of how...

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PMID: 22323362
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss063

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