"antigenic shift" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} antigenic shift (uncountable)
  1. The process by which different strains of a virus or viruses combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains. Wikipedia link: antigenic shift Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: antigenic drift
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