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It is still an open question how the genetic polymorphism represented by the principal human histocompatibility system is maintained. But it may have evolved as a consequence of the necessity for cell to cell recognition during development and morphogenesis.
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BODMER, W. Evolutionary Significance of the HL-A System. Nature 237, 139–145 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237139a0
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