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MHC-disassortative mating: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary biology

a preference for mates with dissimilar major histocompatibility complex genes, proposed to aid offspring immunity or avoid inbreeding.

In evolutionary biology, MHC-disassortative mating refers to a preference for mates with dissimilar major histocompatibility complex genes, proposed to aid offspring immunity or avoid inbreeding. This meaning comes from Penn (1999) in The American Naturalist.[1]

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References

Penn, D. J., & Potts, W. K. (1999). The Evolution of Mating Preferences and Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes. The American Naturalist, 153(2), 145-164. https://doi.org/10.1086/303166

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