Article
Genetic variation at the MHC in a population of introduced wild turkeys.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2013
Bauer Miranda M, Miller Marcia M, Briles W Elwood, Reed Kent M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is known to affect disease resistance in many species. Investigations of MHC diversity in populations of wild species have focused on the antigen presenting class IIβ molecules due to the known polymorphic nature of these genes and the role these molecules play in pathogen recognition. Studies of MHC haplotype variation in the turkey ( Meleagris...
Topics
- Animals
- Blotting, Southern
- Female
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Turkeys
- Wisconsin