"clonal selection" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: clonal selections [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clonal selection (plural clonal selections)
  1. (immunology) The process by which a specific antigen only activates its counter-specific lymphocyte, usually a B cell, so that particular cell is induced to produce many clones of itself for antibody production. Wikipedia link: clonal selection Categories (topical): Immunology Related terms: clonal expansion Translations (immunological process): klonális szelekció (Hungarian)

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