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Wild boars from Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic and Japan possess intact mannose‐binding lectin 2 ( MBL 2) genes
Author(s) -
Bergman I. M.,
Okumura N.,
Uenishi H.,
Hammer S. E.,
Knoll A.,
Edfors I.,
JuulMadsen H. R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of immunogenetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1744-313X
pISSN - 1744-3121
DOI - 10.1111/iji.12195
Subject(s) - purebred , mannan binding lectin , lectin , gene , crossbreed , biology , czech , mannose , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Summary The two‐nucleotide deletion recently detected in the mannose‐binding lectin 2 gene in purebred and crossbred domestic pigs was not found among 68 wild boars representing 4 populations from Europe and Asia. This suggests that the deletion is a result of breeding and/or genetic drift/bottle necks.