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Lymphocytes in lampreys?
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Correspondence: William Wells wells@biotext.com
Genome Biology 2000, 1:spotlight-20000622-02 doi:10.1186/gb-spotlight-20000622-02
Published: 22 June 2000The presence of a lymphoid transcription factor in lampreys suggests that jawless vertebrates may have started constructing an immune system.