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Red Queen Processes Drive Positive Selection on Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Genes
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes code for proteins involved in the incitation of the adaptive immune response in vertebrates, which is achieved through binding oligopeptides (antigens) of pathogenic origin. Across vertebrate species, substitutions of amino acids at sites responsible for...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4658181/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26599213 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004627 |