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Variation in the Major Histocompatibility Gene is Maintained By Selection Imposed By Infectious Disease.
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Blair, Zizah J., Hughes, Colin
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: Major Histocompatibility (MH) genes play critical roles in mounting adaptive immune responses to infectious diseases and parasites. There are two classes of MH genes: Class I and II; Class II can be further divided into Class II A and II B genes, this study focuses on Class IIB. Class II B genes are exceptionally variable in sequence. Leading hypotheses propose that this genetic variation is… more
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