Major histocompatibility complex genes map to two chromosomes in an evolutionarily ancient reptile, the tuatara sphenodon punctatus
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Miller, Hilary C.
O'Meally, Denis
Ezaz, Tariq
Amemiya, Chris T
Graves, Jennifer
Edwards, Scott V
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Genetics Society of America
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are a central component of the vertebrate immune system and usually exist in a single genomic region. However, considerable differences in MHC organization and size exist between different vertebrate lineages.
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G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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