Neutral Forces and Balancing Selection Interplay to Shape the Major Histocompatibility Complex Spatial Patterns in the Striped Hamster in Inner Mongolia: Suggestive of Broad-Scale Local Adaptation

Neutral Forces and Balancing Selection Interplay to Shape the Major Histocompatibility Complex Spatial Patterns in the Striped Hamster in Inner Mongolia: Suggestive of Broad-Scale Local Adaptation

Background: The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a key role in the adaptive immune response to pathogens due to its extraordinary polymorphism. However, the spatial patterns of MHC variation in the striped hamster remain unclear, particularly regarding the relative contribution of the ba...

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Main Authors: Pengbo Liu, Guichang Li, Ning Zhao, Xiuping Song, Jun Wang, Xinfei Shi, Bin Wang, Lu Zhang, Li Dong, Qingduo Li, Qiyong Liu, Liang Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
local adaptation
major histocompatibility complex
balancing selection
parasite
striped hamster
population differentiation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/7/1500

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