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Sequence diversity of Pan troglodytes subspecies and the impact of WFDC6 selective constraints in reproductive immunity.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2013
Ferreira Zélia, Hurle Belen, Andrés Aida M, Kretzschmar Warren W, Mullikin James C, Cherukuri Praveen F, Cruz Pedro, Gonder Mary Katherine, Stone Anne C, Tishkoff Sarah, Swanson Willie J, Green Eric D, Clark Andrew G, Seixas Susana
Abstract excerpt
Recent efforts have attempted to describe the population structure of common chimpanzee, focusing on four subspecies: Pan troglodytes verus, P. t. ellioti, P. t. troglodytes, and P. t. schweinfurthii. However, few studies have pursued the effects of natural selection in shaping their response to pathogens and reproduction. Whey acidic protein (WAP) four-disulfide core domain (WFDC) genes and neighboring...
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