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Polymorphism and varying selection within the MHC class I of four Anas species.
Immunogenetics - 1 Oct 2021
Qin Shidi, Dunn Peter O, Yang Yang, Liu Hongyi, He Ke
Abstract excerpt
Ducks (Anatidae) are often vectors for the spread of pathogens because of their long-distance migrations. These migrations also expose ducks to a wide variety of pathogens in their wintering and breeding grounds, and, as a consequence, we might expect strong selection on their immune genes. Here, we studied exons 2 and 3 of the MHC class I in four species of Anas ducks (A. platyrhynchos, A. poecilorhyncha, A....
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