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Gene-insertion theories of antibody diversity: A re-evaluation

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Kindt, T.J., Capra, J.D. Gene-insertion theories of antibody diversity: A re-evaluation. Immunogenetics 6, 309–321 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01563923

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