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histocompatibility
noun(his-to-com-pat-i-bil-i-ty)
a state of mutual tolerance that allows some tissues to be grafted effectively to others
histocompatibility
noun(his-to-com-pat-i-bil-i-ty)
a group of genes in mammals that code for cell-surface polymorphic glycoprotein molecules which display antigenic peptide fragments for T cell recognition and aid in the ability of the immune system to determine self from nonself

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