Agnathans are jawless fish that lack RAG-mediated VDJ recombination-based adaptive immunity, instead possessing a unique system utilizing somatically assembled Variable Lymphocyte Receptors (VLRs).
A class of vertebrate comprising jawless fish lacking adaptive immunity based on the RAG-mediated VDJ recombination, but possessing a distinct system of adaptive immunity based on somatically assembled VLRs
| Front | A class of vertebrate comprising jawless fish lacking adaptive immunity based on the RAG-mediated VDJ recombination, but possessing a distinct system of adaptive immunity based on somatically assembled VLRs |
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| Back | agnathans |
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