Balancing selection and genetic drift at major histocompatibility complex class II genes in isolated populations of golden snub-nosed monkey (<it>Rhinopithecus roxellana</it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Small, isolated populations often experience loss of genetic variation due to random genetic drift. Unlike neutral or nearly neutral markers (such as mitochondrial genes or microsatellites), major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/207 |