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Molecular analysis reveals MHC class I intra-locus recombination in the chicken

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    Henry D. Hunt, G. Todd Pharr & Larry D. Bacon

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Hunt, H.D., Pharr, G.T. & Bacon, L.D. Molecular analysis reveals MHC class I intra-locus recombination in the chicken. Immunogenetics 40, 370–375 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01246678

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