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. 2013 Oct 21;23(20):R934-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.08.048.

Histocompatibility: clarifying fusion confusion

Gary W Litman  1 , Larry J Dishaw
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Histocompatibility: clarifying fusion confusion

Gary W Litman et al. Curr Biol. .
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In the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri, a co-dominant trait determines the capacity of adjacent colonies to fuse or reject. An innovative RNA sequencing approach has now identified the gene that predicts the outcomes of this naturally occurring allograft.

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