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Depletion of genetic variation may affect resistance to pathogens via different paths; drift may fix deleterious mutations impairing organismal function including immune response, or cause the loss of alleles capable of recognition of assault by novel pathogens. Thus, association between infection and genetic diversity within populations need not be due to reduced MHC variation.
