Mattias Siljestam
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Postdoc working with mathematical models of evolution. Dept of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University
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Mattias Siljestam
@msiljestam.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Heterozygote advantage can explain the extraordinary diversity of immune genes
An eco-evolutionary model shows that heterozygote advantage can maintain over 100 major histocompatibility complex alleles, providing a potent explanation for extraordinary immune gene diversity and c...
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