Pathogen resistance and genetic variation at MHC loci

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1902-1908

  Hedrick, Philip W ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency dependent selection; Heterozygote advantage; HLA loci; Overdominance; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; PATHOGEN;

EID: 0036807185     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00116.x     Document Type: Article

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