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Evidence of gene orthology and trans-species polymorphism, but not of parallel evolution, despite high levels of concerted evolution in the major histocompatibility complex of flamingo species

M. A. F. Gillingham, Auteur ; A. Courtiol, Auteur ; M. Teixeira, Auteur ; M. Galan, Auteur ; Arnaud Béchet, Auteur ; F. Cezilly, Auteur

Dans Journal of Evolutionary Biology (29(2) 02/2016)

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a cornerstone in the study of adaptive genetic diversity. Intriguingly, highly polymorphic MHC sequences are often not more similar within species than between closely related species. Divergent sele[...]

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