_________ Occurs When a Specific Antibody Changes the Heavy Chain

question 80

Multiple Choice

_________ occurs when a specific antibody changes the heavy chain that the cell makes without changing the antigen-combining site of the antibodies synthesized.

• A)Class consistency
• B)Somatic hypermutation
• C)Class switching
• D)Class hypermutation
• E)Somatic switching

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