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The generation of antibody diversity in the turtle
1 May 1996
Abstract excerpt
The Ab response in reptiles has been studied at the protein level, and in turtles some aspects resemble those of cold-blooded vertebrates from other classes. The genetic bases for these features are not clear. The present study is the first on the IgH organization and complexity of a reptilian Ig gene system. The approach to cloning turtle (Pseudemys scripta) sequences is entirely PCR based, and its efficacy is...
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