Assessing MHC-B diversity in Silkie chickens

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a highly polymorphic region on chromosome 16, which contains numerous immune response genes, and is known to influence disease susceptibility and resistance in chickens. Variability of MHC-B haplotypes in various well-known and commercially utilized bree...

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Main Authors: Katy J. Tarrant, Rodrigo Lopez, Meghan Loper, Janet E. Fulton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120300572