Article
Major histocompatibility complex B variability in Korean native chicken breeds.
Poultry science - 1 Oct 2020
Manjula Prabuddha, Fulton Janet E, Seo Dongwon, Lee Jun Heon
Abstract excerpt
Adaptive genetic variations have direct influences on the fitness traits of the animal. The major histocompatibility complex B (MHC-B) region is responsible for adaptive and innate immune responses in chickens. In native Korean chicken breeds, no information on serologically defined B haplotypes is available. We investigated the MHC-B diversity in 5 restored lines of Korean native chicken and Ogye chicken breeds...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chickens
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Republic of Korea
