Molecular characterization of MHC class IIB genes of sympatric Neotropical cichlids
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- 作者：Melinda J. Hofmann ; Seraina E. Bracamonte ; Christophe Eizaguirre…
- 关键词：Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Sympatric ; Neotropical ; Midas cichlid fish ; Amphilophus
- 刊名：BMC Genetics
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：18
- 期：1
- 全文大小：2413KB
- 刊物主题：Life Sciences, general; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Genetics and Population Dynamics;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2156
- 卷排序：18
文摘
BackgroundThe Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a key component of the adaptive immune system of all vertebrates and consists of the most polymorphic genes known to date. Due to this complexity, however, MHC remains to be characterized in many species including any Neotropical cichlid fish. Neotropical crater lake cichlids are ideal models to study evolutionary processes as they display one of the most convincing examples of sympatric and repeated parallel radiation events within and among isolated crater lakes.