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Differences in major histocompatibility complex frequencies after multitrait, divergent selection for immunocompetence.
Poultry science - 1 Jan 1994
Kean R P, Briles W E, Cahaner A, Freeman A E, Lamont S J
Abstract excerpt
White Leghorn chickens from lines selected for four immune-response traits (IR lines) were serotyped for B system alloantigens characterizing the haplotypes and genotypes to examine the effect of divergent selection for multitrait immunocompetence on MHC haplotype and genotype frequencies. The selected lines were derived from the Ottawa Strain 7. The selection index included four immunocompetence traits: antibody...
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