Evolution of adaptive immunity.
Antigen receptors and major histocompatibility molecules, key elements required for adaptive immunity, are first seen in jawed fish. So, how did they evolve and have they changed?
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Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ.
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