Immunological MHC supertypes and allelic expression: how low is the functional MHC diversity in free-ranging Namibian cheetahs?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10592-019-01143-x
Abstract: Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are a textbook example of how habitat loss, human-wildlife conflicts and historic bottlenecks depleted genetic variability, both genome-wide and at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which plays an integral role in the… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; free ranging; mhc diversity; ranging namibian ... See more keywords
Assessing MHC-B diversity in Silkie chickens
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.01.005
Abstract: The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a highly polymorphic region on chromosome 16, which contains numerous immune response genes, and is known to influence disease susceptibility and resistance in chickens. Variability of MHC-B haplotypes in… read more here.
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House sparrows do not exhibit a preference for the scent of potential partners with different MHC-I diversity and genetic distances
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278892
Abstract: MHC genes play a fundamental role in immune recognition of pathogens and parasites. Therefore, females may increase offspring heterozygosity and genetic diversity by selecting males with genetically compatible or heterozygous MHC. In birds, several studies… read more here.
Keywords: mhc; mhc diversity; diversity; potential partners ... See more keywords