Reduced MHC and neutral variation in the Galápagos hawk, an island endemic
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genes at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are known for high levels of polymorphism maintained by balancing selection. In small or bottlenecked populations, however, genetic drift may be strong enough to overwhelm the effec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/143 |