Evolution of MHC class I genes in the endangered loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) revealed by 454 amplicon sequencing

BACKGROUND: In evolutionary and conservation biology, parasitism is often highlighted as a major selective pressure. To fight against parasites and pathogens, genetic diversity of the immune genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are particularly important. However, the extensive degree...

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Autores principales: Stiebens, Victor A, Merino, Sonia E, Chain, Frédéric J J, Eizaguirre, Christophe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Methodology Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3655109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23627726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-95

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3655109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23627726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-95

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