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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. genetic resources
  3. genome
  4. genes
  5. major histocompatibility complex
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. biological resources
  3. genetic resources
  4. genome
  5. genes
  6. major histocompatibility complex
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. immunogenetics
  4. major histocompatibility complex
  1. Fields of Study
  2. immunology
  3. immunogenetics
  4. major histocompatibility complex

Preferred term

major histocompatibility complex

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The genetic region which contains the loci of genes which determine the structure of the serologically defined (SD) and lymphocyte-defined (LD) transplantation antigens, genes which control the structure of the immune response-associated (Ia) antigens, the immune response (Ir) genes which control the ability of an animal to respond immunologically to antigenic stimuli, and genes which determine the structure and/or level of the first four components of complement.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • histocompatibility complex
  • MHC (major histocompatibility complex)

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42599

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