Reproductive Strategy Inferred from Major Histocompatibility Complex-Based Inter-Individual, Sperm-Egg, and Mother-Fetus Recognitions in Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Reproductive Strategy Inferred from Major Histocompatibility Complex-Based Inter-Individual, Sperm-Egg, and Mother-Fetus Recognitions in Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Few major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-based mate choice studies include all MHC genes at the inter-individual, sperm-egg, and mother-fetus recognition levels. We tested three hypotheses of female mate choice in a 17-year study of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) while using ten function...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhu, Qiu-Hong Wan, He-Min Zhang, Sheng-Guo Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
MHC-I- and MHC-II-dependent inter-individual recognition
MHC-II-associated sperm-egg recognition
MHC-I-based mother-fetus recognition
giant panda
long-fragment super haplotype
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/3/257

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