(a)
To explain: The number of hypervariable loops in IgG.
Concept introduction: Immunoglobulins are the proteins that are part of the immune system found on the surface of the cell and aid to elicit the immune response. The hypervariable loops of the variable region of heavy chains and light chains in the immunoglobulin are the regions present at the tip of the immunoglobulin.
(b)
To explain: The number of hypervariable loops in IgM.
Concept introduction: Immunoglobulins are the proteins that are part of the system found on the surface of the cell and aid to elicit the immune response. The hypervariable loops of the variable region of heavy chains and light chains in the immunoglobulin are the regions present at the tip of the immunoglobulin.
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