The Property of a Test to Detect Only a Certain

question 67

Multiple Choice

The property of a test to detect only a certain antibody or antigen and not to react with any others is

• A)cross-reaction.
• B)agglutination.
• C)precipitation.
• D)specificity.
• E)sensitivity.

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