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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4658181?pdf=render |