Mating system is correlated with immunogenetic diversity in sympatric species of Peromyscine mice.

ABSTRACT: The number of reproductive partners per individual varies markedly across animal mating systems. This variation may be an important determinant of patterns of immunogenetic diversity, particularly at Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I and II loci. To compare immunogenetic variation in taxa with markedly different mating systems, we used RNAseq-generated data to quantify genotypic diversity in three species of Peromyscine rodents: the monogamous California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) and the polygynandrous deer mouse (P. maniculatus) and brush mouse (P. boylii). By sampling populations of these species from multiple localities in California, we were able to conduct replicated analyses of the relationship between mating system and immunogenetic variation. Across the four loca

SUBMITTER: Melendez-Rosa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7377423 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature