Expression diversity of cichlid MHC alleles
S. E. Bracamonte, P. I. Hablützel, C. Lozano-Martin, M. Barluenga
The paper examines allele-specific expression of MHC class IIB in cichlid fish and finds that rare alleles show high expression variability, suggesting a role in parasite-mediated selection.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2024Evolutionary Biology