Immunology Problem Set
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Tutorial to help you answer the question: Within the body, a B cell with a specific antibody can undergo clonal expansion (make many copies of itself) in the absence of antigen.
TutorialWithin the body B cells are signalled to divide only after they bind antigen. Additionally, B cells will not normally grow in culture. In the mid 1970's, scientists discovered a method for producing unlimited amounts of a single antibody. Hybridoma producing monoclonal antibody
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