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MHC-genotype of progeny influenced by parental infection
22 Apr 1998
Abstract excerpt
In a previous series of in vitro fertilization experiments with mice we found non-random combination of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) haplotypes in the very early embryos. Our results suggested that two selection mechanisms were operating: (i) the eggs selected specific sperm; and (ii) the second meiotic division in the eggs was influenced by the type of sperm that entered the egg. Furthermore, the...
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