Major histocompatibility complex class I evolution in songbirds: universal primers, rapid evolution and base compositional shifts in exon 3
Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) have become an important marker for the investigation of adaptive genetic variation in vertebrates because of their critical role in pathogen resistance. However, despite significant advances in the last few years the characterization of MHC variat...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2013-06-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/86.pdf |