Clonal Selection Occurs When

question 12

Multiple Choice

Clonal selection occurs when

• A) antibodies that are the most common become cloned.
• B) natural selection favors specific white blood cells and they multiply rapidly.
• C) antigen- antibody binding causes selected B cells to multiply.
• D) scientists clone antibodies for specific diseases and use them to prepare vaccines.
• E) daughter cells differentiate into memory B cells and plasma cells.

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Definitions:

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