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Detecting genes for variation in parasite burden and immunological traits in a wild population: testing the candidate gene approach.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2013
Brown E A, Pilkington J G, Nussey D H, Watt K A, Hayward A D, Tucker R, Graham A L, Paterson S, Beraldi D, Pemberton J M, Slate J
Abstract excerpt
Identifying the genes underlying phenotypic variation in natural populations can provide novel insight into the evolutionary process. The candidate gene approach has been applied to studies of a number of traits in various species, in an attempt to elucidate their genetic basis. Here, we test the application of the candidate gene approach to identify the loci involved in variation in gastrointestinal parasite...
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