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In a famous study, women were asked to smell and rate the attractiveness of axillary odours on t-shirts worn by different men. Results showed that ovulating women preferred the odour of the t-shirts worn by MHC (major histocompatibility complex) dissimilar men. This indicates that dissimilarity in MHC may play a role in mate selection.
-The advantage conferred on offspring resulting from the mating of two individuals with differing MHC genotypes is that

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When individuals mate with MHC-dissimilar partners, their offspring will inherit MHC genes from both parents, resulting in a greater diversity of immune receptors. This diversity enables the immune system to recognize and respond to a wider range of pathogens, increasing the strength of the immune response against a larger number of pathogens.

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