Expansion of signaling genes for adaptive immune system evolution in early vertebrates
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The adaptive immune system (AIS) of jawed vertebrates is a sophisticated system mediated by numerous genes in specialized cells. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that emergence of the AIS followed the occurrence of two rounds of whole...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/218 |