histocompatibility complex

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   a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response

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Questions about histocompatibility complex

What does histocompatibility complex mean?

histocompatibility complex means "a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response".

Is histocompatibility complex a common word?

histocompatibility complex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.