Expression and phylogenetic analyses reveal paralogous lineages of putatively classical and non-classical MHC-I genes in three sparrow species (Passer)

Expression and phylogenetic analyses reveal paralogous lineages of putatively classical and non-classical MHC-I genes in three sparrow species (Passer)

Abstract Background The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) plays a central role in immunity and has been given considerable attention by evolutionary ecologists due to its associations with fitness-related traits. Songbirds have unusually high numbers of MHC class I (MHC-I) genes, but it is not...

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Main Authors: Anna Drews, Maria Strandh, Lars Råberg, Helena Westerdahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
MHC class I
Passer
sparrows
Classical genes
Non-classical genes
gene expression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0970-7

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