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A global analysis of selection at the avian MHC.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2018

Minias Piotr, Pikus Ewa, Whittingham Linda A, Dunn Peter O

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Recent advancements in sequencing technology have resulted in rapid progress in the study of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in non-model avian species. Here, we analyze a global dataset of avian MHC class I and class II sequences (ca. 11,000 sequences from over 250 species) to gain insight into the processes that govern macroevolution of MHC genes in birds. Analysis of substitution rates revealed...

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PMID: 29665025
DOI: 10.1111/evo.13490

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