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Table 1 MHC-DAB diversity in G. microtarsus and M. incanus

From: Selection, diversity and evolutionary patterns of the MHC class II DAB in free-ranging Neotropical marsupials

Species

N

DAB alleles

DAB loci

Nucleotide sequence

Amino acid sequence

    

Variable positions

Ø differences

Variable positions

Ø differences

G. microtarsus

54

44 (+3)

≥ 4

93/195 (47.7%)

28.2 ± 2.6 (14.5%)

44/65 (67.7%)

15.9 ± 2.1 (24.5%)

M. incanus

56

8

≥ 2

66/195 (33.8%)

25.6 ± 2.7 (13.1%)

30/65 (46.2%)

14.1 ± 2.2 (21.7%)

  1. The number of DAB alleles (+ sequences including a stop codon or a frameshift) in the samples (N) and the inferred minimum number of DAB loci are displayed for both species, as well as variable positions and the mean number of differences between alleles (Ø differences).