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Lack of Spatial Immunogenetic Structure among Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Populations Suggestive of Broad Scale Balancing Selection

Elucidating the adaptive genetic potential of wildlife populations to environmental selective pressures is fundamental for species conservation. Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are highly polymorphic, and play a key role in the adaptive immune response against pathogens. MHC poly...

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Autores principales: Rico, Yessica, Morris-Pocock, James, Zigouris, Joanna, Nocera, Joseph J., Kyle, Christopher J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4598017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26448462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140170