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Chicken major histocompatibility complex polymorphism and its association with production traits.
Immunogenetics - 1 Apr 2015
Nikbakht Gholamreza, Esmailnejad Atefeh
Abstract excerpt
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is the best characterized genetic region controlling disease resistance and immune responses in chicken. MHC genes are also involved in various non-immune functions such as productive traits and reproductive success. The genetic diversity of MHC in an Iranian indigenous chicken (Khorasan) was studied, and association of the MHC alleles with production traits was determined....
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