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High polymorphism in MHC-DRB genes in golden snub-nosed monkeys reveals balancing selection in small, isolated populations

BACKGROUND: Maintaining variation in immune genes, such as those of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), is important for individuals in small, isolated populations to resist pathogens and parasites. The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), an endangered primate endemic to Chin...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Pei, Huang, Kang, Zhang, Bingyi, Dunn, Derek W., Chen, Dan, Li, Fan, Qi, Xiaoguang, Guo, Songtao, Li, Baoguo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29534675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1148-7