immune response gene
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immune response gene
[i¦myün ri′späns ‚jēn] (immunology)
Any of a group of genes in the major histocompatibility complex that determines the degree of immune response. Abbreviated IR gene.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Association of Marek's disease with Ea-B and
immune response genes in subline and F2 populations of the Iowa State S1 Leghorn line.
Fewer copies of specific
immune response genes may increase an individual's risk of contracting HIV and AIDS.
This is thought to ensure that their offspring have as wide a range of
immune response genes - and therefore greater protection against infection - as possible.
A cluster of
immune response genes called the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is known to influence pheromones in animals and humans.
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