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Evolution of Copy Number at the MHC Varies across the Avian Tree of Life
The evolution of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is shaped by frequent gene duplications and deletions, which generate extensive variation in the number of loci (gene copies) between different taxa. Here, we collected estimates of copy number at the MHC for over 250 bird species from 68 f...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6319602/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30476037 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evy253 |