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Genetic Variation at Exon 2 of the MHC Class II DQB Locus in Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) from the Gulf of California.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2016

Moreno-Santillán Diana D, Lacey Eileen A, Gendron Diane, Ortega Jorge

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The genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) play an important role in the vertebrate immune response and are among the most polymorphic genes known in vertebrates. In some marine mammals, MHC genes have been shown to be characterized by low levels of polymorphism compared to terrestrial taxa; this reduction in variation is often explained as a result of lower pathogen pressures in marine habitats. To...

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PMID: 26761201
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141296
PMCID: PMC4712016

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