MHC class IIa haplotypes derived by high-throughput SNP screening in an isolated sheep population

AbstractInvestigating the current evolutionary processes acting on a highly polymorphic gene region, such as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), requires extensive population data for both genotypes and phenotypes. The MHC consists of several tightly linked loci with both allelic and gene co...

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Main Authors: Kara L Dicks, Josephine M Pemberton, Keith T Ballingall, Susan E Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021-06-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Online Access:https://academic.oup.com/g3journal/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/g3journal/jkab200
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Summary:AbstractInvestigating the current evolutionary processes acting on a highly polymorphic gene region, such as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), requires extensive population data for both genotypes and phenotypes. The MHC consists of several tightly linked loci with both allelic and gene content variation, making it challenging to genotype. Eight class IIa haplotypes have previously been identified in the Soay sheep (Ovis ariesDQA1
ISSN:2160-1836