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The 185/333 gene family is a rapidly diversifying host-defense gene cluster in the purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
Journal of molecular biology - 13 Jun 2008
Buckley K M, Munshaw S, Kepler T B, Smith L C
Abstract excerpt
The genome of the purple sea urchin contains numerous large gene families with putative immunological functions. One gene family, known as 185/333, is characterized by extraordinary molecular diversity resulting from single nucleotide polymorphisms and the presence or the absence of 27 large bloc...
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