The <it>fester</it> locus in <it>Botryllus schlosseri</it> experiences selection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Allorecognition, the ability of an organism to distinguish self from non-self, occurs throughout the entire tree of life. Despite the prevalence and importance of allorecognition systems, the genetic basis of allorecognition has rare...

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Main Authors: Nydam Marie L, De Tomaso Anthony W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/249