Allelic diversity and selection at the MHC class I and class II in a bottlenecked bird of prey, the White-tailed Eagle

Allelic diversity and selection at the MHC class I and class II in a bottlenecked bird of prey, the White-tailed Eagle

Abstract Background Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) are essential for adaptive immune response in vertebrates, as they encode receptors that recognize peptides derived from the processing of intracellular (MHC class I) and extracellular (MHC class II) pathogens. High MHC diversit...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Piotr Minias, Ewa Pikus, Dariusz Anderwald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Diversifying selection
Haliaeetus albicilla
Major histocompatibility complex
Population bottleneck
Trans-species polymorphism
White-tailed eagle
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1338-3

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1338-3

Similar Items