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MHC screening for marsupial conservation: extremely low levels of class II diversity indicate population vulnerability for an endangered Australian marsupial

2010-02-01

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Variation at genetic regions of functional significance is a new focus in conservation genetics. One of the prime candidates for such studies is the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). This gene region, with its critical role in immune response in vertebrates, is thought to have a significant impact on population fitness. The screening of diversity at MHC regions in non-model organisms presents a number of cha...

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Literature Corpus work: 41fc4a07-caf4-53b5-a8d0-24b2969cb87a
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-0029-4

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