Affinity Maturation _____________. (Select All That Apply)

question 34

Multiple Choice

Affinity maturation _____________. (Select all that apply)

• A) results from activation of only the memory B cells with the highest affinity receptors
• B) may occur by somatic mutations generating antibodies with the same specificity but significantly higher binding affinity
• C) is the production of antisera with increasingly higher pathogen affinity
• D) results in highly efficient pathogen elimination during secondary immune responses

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