Similar patterns of genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) and humans indicate highly conserved mechanisms of MHC molecular evolution

摘要

Map of the human and chimpanzee MHC region showing average physical distances between the 7 loci under study in both species. The distances between loci (in Kb = kilobases) slightly vary between the two species but they have the same order of magnitude. ~ 80 Kb stands for “physical distance between DQB1 and DRB1 is about 80 Kb”