The genetic architecture of helminth-specific immune responses in a wild population of Soay sheep (Ovis aries)
Alexandra M. Sparks, Kathryn Watt, Rona Sinclair, Jill G. Pilkington, Josephine M. Pemberton, Tom Nathan McNeilly, Daniel H. Nussey, Susan E. Johnston
This study identifies heritable genetic variation in immune traits of Soay sheep and finds large-effect genes outside the MHC region associated with antibody levels.
PLoS Genetics · Nov 7, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics