More than skin deep: Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-based attraction among Asian American speed-daters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2018.04.001
Abstract: Abstract What might explain our instinctual attraction to certain individuals, aside from visible factors such as appearance? We examined possible biologically-driven selection for immunology genes, specifically preferences for Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)-dissimilarity, through the ecologically-valid… read more here.
Keywords: histocompatibility complex; complex mhc; mhc based; speed ... See more keywords
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Diversity of the Reintroduction Populations of Endangered Przewalski’s Horse
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13050928
Abstract: Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are the most polymorphic in vertebrates and the high variability in many MHC genes is thought to play a crucial role in pathogen recognition. The MHC class II locus DQA… read more here.
Keywords: histocompatibility complex; mhc; major histocompatibility; przewalski horse ... See more keywords