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House sparrows do not exhibit a preference for the scent of potential partners with different MHC-I diversity and genetic distances
MHC genes play a fundamental role in immune recognition of pathogens and parasites. Therefore, females may increase offspring heterozygosity and genetic diversity by selecting males with genetically compatible or heterozygous MHC. In birds, several studies suggest that MHC genes play a role in mate...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9770374/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36542616 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278892 |