The major histocompatibility complex and mate choice: Inbreeding avoidance and selection of good genes

Experimental and Clinical Immunogenetics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 119-129

  Grob, B ^a   Knapp, L A ^b   Martin, R D ^a   Anzenberger, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inbreeding avoidance; Mate choice; MHC; Prenatal selection; Selection of good genes; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MACACA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

ANIMALS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INBREEDING; MACACA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MICE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031771127     PISSN: 02549670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000019063     Document Type: Article

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