NESTER'S MICROBIOLOGY
NESTER'S MICROBIOLOGY
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781264826940
Author: Anderson
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 15, Problem 2CT
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The experimental results supporting the clonal selection hypothesis and template hypothesis.

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To explain the function of lymphocytes in response to the antigen many, hypotheseswere proposed; two of them were clonal selection theory and the template hypothesis. Clonal selection theory states that on the counter with the specific antigen-specific lymphocytes are activated that are induced to multiply and for clonal cells producing antibodies;whereas template hypothesis states that any antigen can bind with any lymphocyte acting as a template leading to the formation of newly formed antibodies.

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