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histocompatibility complex

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histocompatibility complex,
a group of genes whose products determine the compatibility of tissues or organs transplanted from one individual to another of the same species or from one species to another. The histocompatibility complex of proteins is found on the plasma membrane cells and helps identify tissues as "self" or foreign. In humans the major histocompatibility complex contains 50 genes on the short arm of chromosome number 6. See also HLA complex.


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