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Several amino-acid positions in the light chains of rabbits are different from the same positions in the light chains of man. This observation suggests that rapid gene expansion is a fundamental mechanism in the evolution of the immune system.
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HOOD, L., EICHMANN, K., LACKLAND, H. et al. Rabbit Antibody Light Chains and Gene Evolution. Nature 228, 1040–1044 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2281040a0
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