Peptides that bind to a particular MHC isoform usually have either the same or chemically similar amino acids at two to three key positions that hold the peptide tightly in the peptide-binding groove of the MHC molecule

These amino acids are called _____ and the combination of these key residues is known as its _____.
a. alleles; allotypes
b. anchor residues; peptide-binding motif
c. allotype; haplotypes
d. invariant chains; haplotypes
e. restriction residues; MHC allotype.


B

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