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major histocompatibility complex

set of genes for cell surface proteins essential for the acquired immune system to recognize foreign molecules in vertebrates, which in turn determines histocompatibility
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major histocompatibility complex

Summary

major histocompatibility complex is a gene complex[1]. It draws 1,251 Wikipedia views per month (gene_complex category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • major histocompatibility complex's instance of is recorded as gene complex[3].
  • major histocompatibility complex is a type of gene complex[4].
  • major histocompatibility complex is a type of chromosomal region[5].
  • major histocompatibility complex is used for distinction of self from non-self[6].
  • major histocompatibility complex's Commons category is recorded as Major histocompatibility complex[7].
  • major histocompatibility complex's encodes is recorded as MHC classes I/II-like antigen recognition protein[8].

Why It Matters

major histocompatibility complex draws 1,251 Wikipedia views per month (gene_complex category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → distinction of self from non-self
    Encodes → MHC classes I/II-like antigen recognition protein
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → gene complex, chromosomal region
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555996005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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