Publication Date:
2016-03-16
Description:
Adaptive immunity has long been considered the hallmark trait associated with jawed vertebrates. Although unconventional forms of adaptive immunity, such as variable lymphocyte receptors in lampreys (1) and CRISPR/Cas in bacteria (2), have recently gained recognition, somatic recombination generating unique antigen receptors provides diversity unparalleled by other forms of immunity....
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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