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Development of MHC-Linked Microsatellite Markers in the Domestic Cat and Their Use to Evaluate MHC Diversity in Domestic Cats, Cheetahs, and Gir Lions.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Morris Katrina M, Kirby Katherine, Beatty Julia A, Barrs Vanessa R, Cattley Sonia, David Victor, O'Brien Stephen J, Menotti-Raymond Marilyn, Belov Katherine
Abstract excerpt
Diversity within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) reflects the immunological fitness of a population. MHC-linked microsatellite markers provide a simple and an inexpensive method for studying MHC diversity in large-scale studies. We have developed 6 MHC-linked microsatellite markers in the domestic cat and used these, in conjunction with 5 neutral microsatellites, to assess MHC diversity in domestic...
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