Allelic genealogy under overdominant and frequency-dependent selection and polymorphism of major histocompatibility complex loci.

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Published in Genetics on April 01, 1990

Authors

N Takahata1, M Nei

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1: Center for Demographic and Population Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77225.

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