Driven by co‐evolution with pathogens, host immunity continuously adapts to optimize
defence against pathogens within a given environment. Recent advances in genetics …

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes encode proteins crucial for adaptive
immunity of vertebrates. Negative frequency‐dependent selection (NFDS), resulting from …

MHC genes are extraordinarily polymorphic in most taxa. Host-pathogen coevolution driven
by negative frequency-dependent selection (NFDS) is one of the main hypotheses for the …

The ruminants, as the main group of livestock, have been extensively studied in terms of
their physiology, endocrinology, biochemistry, genetics, and nutrition. Despite the wide …

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a critical role in the immune response
against pathogens. Its high polymorphism is thought to be mainly the consequence of host …

The selective pressure from pathogens on individuals can have direct consequences on
reproduction. Genes from the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are central to the …

Simple Summary Genetic diversity plays a crucial role in determining the ability of
populations to evolve. We investigated the genetic variation of the black-and-white snub …

Аннотация Актуальность. Изучение полиморфизма генов главного комплекса
гистосовместимости, номенклатуры локусов, обозначения аллелей OLA у овец …

Pathogen-mediated balancing selection shapes host ecology and evolution across the tree
of life, fueling a co-evolutionary arms race based on frequency-dependent adaptations of …

Mate choice can optimize immune genotypes of offspring and thus reinforce parasite-
mediated selection on immune genes. Information about genotype at class II major …