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Specific alleles at immune genes, rather than genome-wide heterozygosity, are related to immunity and survival in the critically endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2016
Bateson Zachary W, Hammerly Susan C, Johnson Jeff A, Morrow Michael E, Whittingham Linda A, Dunn Peter O
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The negative effects of inbreeding on fitness are serious concerns for populations of endangered species. Reduced fitness has been associated with lower genome-wide heterozygosity and immune gene diversity in the wild; however, it is rare that both types of genetic measures are included in the same study. Thus, it is often unclear whether the variation in fitness is due to the general effects of inbreeding,...
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