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ANTIBODY PRODUCTION

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION. IB Syllabus: Explain antibody production. Rashmeen , Dan, Ashild. What is an antigen?. Antigen – foreign body in the blood f.e . foreign proteins, pathogenic bacteria, and viruses. What is an antibody?. Antibody –

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ANTIBODY PRODUCTION

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  1. ANTIBODY PRODUCTION IB Syllabus: Explain antibody production Rashmeen, Dan, Ashild

  2. What is an antigen? Antigen – foreign body in the blood f.e. foreign proteins, pathogenic bacteria, and viruses

  3. What is an antibody? Antibody – a globular protein that recognizes an antigen and attaches to its surface, forming an antibody-antigen complex

  4. What happens? When an antigen is in the blood, a lymphocyte with the correct antibody will attach to it and then respond by dividing to form a clone The clone produces thousands of antibodies and secretes them to fight against the antigen.

  5. What happens? (continued) Phagocytes (white blood cells) depend on antibodies to recognize antigens When a phagocyte detects an antibody-antigen complex it ingests the whole complex by the process of phagoctytosis

  6. Works cited Boulton, Tim. "Explain Antibody Production." IB Biology Syllabus. Wiki Wetpaints, 27 Jan. 2009. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://ibbiology.wetpaint.com/page/Explain+antibody+production>.

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