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Major Histocompatibility Complex Preference

Major Histocompatibility Complex Preference is a biological mate choice mechanism characterized by the selective attraction to potential mates exhibiting dissimilar or heterozygous major histocompatibility complex genotypes, enhancing offspring immunocompetence through increased genetic diversity in immune-related genes.

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Mhc-based Mate ChoiceMhc-dependent Mate Choice

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MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans

Claus Wedekind, Thomas Seebeck, Florence Bettens et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1995 · 944 citations

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The Evolution of Mating Preferences and Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes

Dustin J. Penn, Wayne K. Potts · The American Naturalist · 1999 · 764 citations

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Control of mating preferences in mice by genes in the major histocompatibility complex.

K Yamazaki, Edward A. Boyse, V Miké et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1976 · 680 citations · Full text

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Body odour preferences in men and women: do they aim for specific MHC combinations or simply heterozygosity?

Claus Wedekind · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1997 · 496 citations

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Major histocompatibility complex genes, symmetry, and body scent attractiveness in men and women

Randy Thornhill · Behavioral Ecology · 2003 · 374 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. GK
    Gary K. Beauchamp

    Monell Chemical Senses Center, United States

    5 publications · 447 citations

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  2. EA
    Edward A. Boyse

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

    4 publications · 1K citations

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  3. DJ
    Dustin J. Penn

    University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. MM
    Manfred Milinski

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany

    4 publications · 403 citations

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  5. HW
    Helena Westerdahl

    Lund University, Sweden

    4 publications · 366 citations

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Institutions

190

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    2K citations

  2. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    2K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology

    Plön, Germany

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of East Anglia

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

  7. Western University

    London, Canada

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    728 citations

  8. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    496 citations

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  2. Molecular Ecology

    10 publications · 892 citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 687 citations

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  4. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 6 publications · 208 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 218 citations

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