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Population-wide genetic analysis of Ovar-DQA1 and DQA2 loci across sheep breeds in India revealed their evolutionary importance and fitness of sheep in a tropical climate.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Dec 2023
Gowane G R, Sharma Priya, Kumar Rajiv, Misra S S, Alex Rani, Vohra V, Chhotaray S, Sharma Nikita, Chopra Ashish, Kandalkar Yogesh, Choudhary Abhinav, Magotra Ankit
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variability at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is important in any species due to significant role played by MHC for antigen presentation. DQA locus has not been studied for its genetic variability across sheep population in India. In the present study, MHC of sheep at DQA1 and DQA2 loci were evaluated across 17 Indian sheep breeds. Results revealed high degree of heterozygosity (10.34% to 100%...
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