Applicability of major histocompatibility complex DRB1 alleles as markers to detect vertebrate hybridization: a case study from Iberian ibex × domestic goat in southern Spain

Applicability of major histocompatibility complex DRB1 alleles as markers to detect vertebrate hybridization: a case study from Iberian ibex × domestic goat in southern Spain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hybridization between closely related wild and domestic species is of great concern because it can alter the evolutionary integrity of the affected populations. The high allelic variability of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) l...

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Main Authors: Alasaad Samer, Fickel Joerns, Rossi Luca, Sarasa Mathieu, BenÃ-tez-Camacho Buenaventura, Granados José E, Soriguer Ramón C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Hybridization
MHC alleles
Capra pyrenaica
Capra hircus
Wildlife conservation
Online Access:http://www.actavetscand.com/content/54/1/56

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