Abstract Hosts and pathogens are involved in a continuous evolutionary arms race, where pathogens attack and hosts defend themselves. The main tools for winning the race are natural selection and the genetic diversity that selection acts on. However, in small populations natural selection may be ineffective. Therefore, the genes taking part in immune defense may lack adaptability to new or changing pathogens. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an important genomic region that includes highly polymorphic immune defense genes. In this doctoral thesis, I studied the natural selection and genetic diversity of MHC class II genes in dogs and Finnish wolves. I also used dog MHC diversity to estimate the number of founding wolves in dog dome...
<div><p>Despite continuous historical distribution of the grey wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) throughout ...
When new mutations arise at functional sites they are more likely to impair than improve fitness. If...
In the present work, we apply both traditional and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) tools to investi...
Polymorphism in coding regions and regions controlling gene expression is the major determinant of a...
Abstract Many species and populations have perished as a consequence of human actions. During the l...
Isolated small populations may experience low adaptability and increased extinction risks due to red...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
The genome of the grey wolf, one of the most widely distributed land mammal species, has been subjec...
Major histocompatibility complex diversity affects individual fitness, population viability and pro...
Management of wolves is a complex issue, and molecular genetics is an important tool in this work. M...
<div><p>The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog is a unique dog breed that originated from hybridization between...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is an iconic large carnivore that has increasingly been recognized as an...
<div><p>Despite continuous historical distribution of the grey wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) throughout ...
When new mutations arise at functional sites they are more likely to impair than improve fitness. If...
In the present work, we apply both traditional and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) tools to investi...
Polymorphism in coding regions and regions controlling gene expression is the major determinant of a...
Abstract Many species and populations have perished as a consequence of human actions. During the l...
Isolated small populations may experience low adaptability and increased extinction risks due to red...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
Small, isolated populations may experience increased extinction risk due to reduced genetic variabil...
The genome of the grey wolf, one of the most widely distributed land mammal species, has been subjec...
Major histocompatibility complex diversity affects individual fitness, population viability and pro...
Management of wolves is a complex issue, and molecular genetics is an important tool in this work. M...
<div><p>The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog is a unique dog breed that originated from hybridization between...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is an iconic large carnivore that has increasingly been recognized as an...
<div><p>Despite continuous historical distribution of the grey wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) throughout ...
When new mutations arise at functional sites they are more likely to impair than improve fitness. If...
In the present work, we apply both traditional and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) tools to investi...