title: The evolution of somatic selection: the antibody tale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Edelman
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000266:history*; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000235:genetics*; D000916:Antibody Diversity; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005785:Gene Conversion; D015322:Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D018448:Models, Immunological; D005810:Multigene Family; D012606:Scotland; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies