High functional allelic diversity and copy number in both MHC classes in the common buzzard
Abstract Background The major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which encodes molecules that recognize various pathogens and parasites and initiates the adaptive immune response in vertebrates, is renowned for its exceptional polymorphism and is a model of adaptive gene evolution. In birds, the numb...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02135-9 |