High functional allelic diversity and copy number in both MHC classes in the common buzzard

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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Main Authors: Jamie Winternitz, Nayden Chakarov, Tony Rinaud, Meinolf Ottensmann, Oliver Krüger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Major histocompatibility complex
Buteo buteo
Birds of prey
Long-read sequencing
High-throughput sequencing
RNAseq
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02135-9

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