MHC-DRB Exon 2 Diversity of the Jamaican Fruit-Eating Bat ( Artibeus jamaicensis) from Mexico.

Autor: Real-Monroy, Melina Del, Martínez-Méndez, Norberto, Ortega, Jorge
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Zdroj: Acta Chiropterologica; Dec2014, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p301-314, 14p
Abstrakt: The article investigates genetic variation in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class II DRB gene of the Jamaican fruit-eating bat or Artibeus jamaicensis in Mexico. Topics discussed include the evidence that positive selection has a bigger influence in shaping MHC diversity among the species compared with evolutionary history, the role of MHC in forming vertebrate immune systems and the allelic diversity found in the species.
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