Histocompatibility Complex

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Histocompatibility Complexes
possessive: Histocompatibility Complex's
pluralpossessive: Histocompatibility Complexes'

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