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Absence of Evidence for MHC–Dependent Mate Selection within HapMap Populations

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) of immunity genes has been reported to influence mate choice in vertebrates, and a recent study presented genetic evidence for this effect in humans. Specifically, greater dissimilarity at the MHC locus was reported for European-American mates (parents in H...

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Autores principales: Derti, Adnan, Cenik, Can, Kraft, Peter, Roth, Frederick P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20442868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000925