Nucleotide substitution at major histocompatibility complex class II loci: evidence for overdominant selection.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on February 01, 1989

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A L Hughes1, 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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