The genome of the plague-resistant great gerbil reveals species-specific duplication of an MHCII gene
Pernille Nilsson, Monica Hongrø Solbakken, Boris V. Schmid, Russell J. S. Orr, Ruichen Lv, Yujun Cui, Yajun Song, Yujiang Zhang, Helle Tessand Baalsrud, Ole K. Tørresen, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Ruifu Yang, Kjetill S. Jakobsen, William Ryan Easterday, Sissel Jentoft
The paper presents the genome of the great gerbil, identifying a duplicated MHCII DRB gene associated with resistance to plague.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Jan 18, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics