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Low Diversity of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Genes in Endangered Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)

  • 1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
  • 2. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong SAR. E-mail: yungwa.sin@gmail.com (Sin)

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Ismail, Nurul Adilah, Yong, Christina Seok Yien, Sin, Simon Yung Wa, Annavi, Geetha (2023): Low Diversity of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Genes in Endangered Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus). Zoological Studies 62 (12): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2023.62-12, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12828310

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