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MHC variability supports dog domestication from a large number of wolves: high diversity in Asia.
Heredity - 1 Jan 2013
Niskanen A K, Hagström E, Lohi H, Ruokonen M, Esparza-Salas R, Aspi J, Savolainen P
Abstract excerpt
The process of dog domestication is still somewhat unresolved. Earlier studies indicate that domestic dogs from all over the world have a common origin in Asia. So far, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) diversity has not been studied in detail in Asian dogs, although high levels of genetic diversity are expected at the domestication locality. We sequenced the second exon of the canine MHC gene DLA-DRB1 from...
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