MHC
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MHC
abbr.
major histocompatibility complex
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MHC
abbreviation for
1. (Genetics) major histocompatibility complex; a series of genes located on chromosome 6 that code for antigens. They are important in determining histocompatibility
2. (Medicine) major histocompatibility complex; a series of genes located on chromosome 6 that code for antigens. They are important in determining histocompatibility
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MHC
major histocompatibility complex: a group of genes that determine histocompatibility antigens, located in humans on the sixth chromosome. Compare HLA.
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