MHC-Based Mate Choice in Wild Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys

MHC-Based Mate Choice in Wild Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys

The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are an important component of the vertebrate immune system and play a significant role in mate choice in many species. However, it remains unclear whether female mate choice in non-human primates is based on specific functional genes and/or gen...

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Main Authors: Bing-yi Zhang, Han-yu Hu, Chun-mei Song, Kang Huang, Derek W. Dunn, Xi Yang, Xiao-wei Wang, Hai-tao Zhao, Cheng-liang Wang, Pei Zhang, Bao-guo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
mate choice
Rhinopithecus roxellana
major histocompatibility complex
extra-pair paternity
intermediate dissimilarity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2020.609414/full

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