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Genetic Variation at Exon 2 of the MHC Class II DQB Locus in Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) from the Gulf of California

The genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) play an important role in the vertebrate immune response and are among the most polymorphic genes known in vertebrates. In some marine mammals, MHC genes have been shown to be characterized by low levels of polymorphism compared to terrestrial...

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Autores principales: Moreno-Santillán, Diana D., Lacey, Eileen A., Gendron, Diane, Ortega, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26761201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141296