The Evolution of Mating Preferences and Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes
@article{Penn1999TheEO, title={The Evolution of Mating Preferences and Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes}, author={D. Penn and W. Potts}, journal={The American Naturalist}, year={1999}, volume={153}, pages={145 - 164} }
House mice prefer mates genetically dissimilar at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). The highly polymorphic MHC genes control immunological self/nonself recognition; therefore, this mating preference may function to provide “good genes” for an individual's offspring. However, the evidence for MHC‐dependent mating preferences is controversial, and its function remains unclear. Here we provide a critical review of the studies on MHC‐dependent mating preferences in mice, sheep, and humans… CONTINUE READING
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