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Chapter34: Immunity

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Problem 8SA: Antibodies are ________. a. antigen receptors c. proteins b. made only by B cells d. all of the...

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Monoclonal antibodies recognize a single:

a. Antigen

b. Bacterium

c. Epitope

d. B cell

e. Virus

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