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Host genes, parasites and parasitic infections.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 1993
Gray G D, Gill H S
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to infection of mammalian hosts by parasites is under genetic control at many different levels: between species, between races, breeds and lines of single species and between individuals. These genetic effects have been described in many host-parasite systems. Here we review the interaction between three elements: host genes, parasites and the environment in which parasitic infections develop. Already...
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