High MHC gene copy number maintains diversity despite homozygosity in a Critically Endangered single-island endemic bird, but no evidence of MHC-based mate choice
M. Stervander, E. G. Dierickx, J. Thorley, M. d. L. Brooke, H. Westerdahl
The study examines MHC-I diversity and mate choice in the Raso lark, finding no evidence of MHC-based mate choice but high MHC-I diversity maintained through multiple gene copies and haplotypes despite high homozygosity.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2020Evolutionary Biology