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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Asıl Yazarlar: Jamie Winternitz, Nayden Chakarov, Tony Rinaud, Meinolf Ottensmann, Oliver Krüger
Materyal Türü: Makale
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: BMC 2023-06-01
Seri Bilgileri:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Erişim:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02135-9