MRD
MHC-Mediated Relatedness Detector
Class: IV - Unknown or Disputed
EPA Total Score: 7 /100
Beauchamp, G. K., Yamazaki, K., and Boyse, E. A. (1985). The chemosensory recognition of genetic individuality. Scientific American, 253(1), 86-92.
Abstract: Genes regulating immunologic function impart to individual mice a characteristic scent. A mouse can thus discriminate genetic differences among its potential mates by smell alone.
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10/100
Submitted by DJGlass
10/100
Submitted by DJGlass
10/100
Submitted by DJGlass
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Supporting Evidence is evidence that suggests that this trait is an Evolved Psychological Adaptation (EPA) - i.e., that it has been shaped by natural selection to solve a particular adaptive problem.
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0/100
Submitted by DJGlass
0/100
Submitted by DJGlass
0/100
Submitted by DJGlass
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Challenging Evidence is evidence that suggests that this trait is not an EPA - e.g., that it is a product of cultural learning or genetic drift, or maybe it does not exist at all. However over each line of evidence for a description.