Jackie Lighten

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How can I estimate linkage disequilibrium among MHC alleles in a non-model organism?

Hi, I would like to calculate linkage disequilibrium among MHC alleles in a non-model organism, where a genotype contains multiple alleles found across duplicated loci showing copy number...

12 May 2016 9,895 0 View

Can anyone help with data on ocean temperature in Canada to produce a map in R?

Hi, I am looking for data on ocean temperatures in Atlantic Canada (specifically the Bay of Fundy, Scotian Self, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence). I would ideally like ocean floor temperatures but I...

21 January 2016 8,779 4 View

Are there any other highly polymorphic multigene family/duplicated loci aside from the MHC?

Are there any other well documented examples of loci that are duplicated and highly polymorphic?Apparently KIR genes are, but finding a straight answer as to what loci are highly polymorphic...

17 September 2015 1,421 3 View

What is the relationship between MHC polymorphism and fitness related phenotypic traits?

Does anyone know of any studies that have shown a relationship/correlation between MHC polymorphism and important phenotypic traits e.g. secondary sexual characteristics such as male colour etc?I...

20 July 2014 2,870 11 View