Major histocompatibility complex variation in red wolves: evidence for common ancestry with coyotes and balancing selection
- 23 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Ecology
- Vol. 11 (10) , 1905-1913
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.2002.01579.x
Abstract
We examined variation at a class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene (DRB1) in the captive red wolf population and samples of coyotes from Texas and North Carolina. We found 4 alleles in t...Keywords
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