Once activated, what do plasma cells do to overcome infection?

What will be an ideal response?


Plasma cells form clones, and each cell of this clone can produce over 1000 antibodies specific to the antigen of the foreign molecule. They reside in the circulatory system, spleen, thymus, tonsils, and lymph nodes.

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In a natural community, the primary consumers are

a. herbivores. b. carnivores. c. scavengers. d. decomposers. e. omnivores..

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In the theory of evolution, which of the following evolves?

a. phyla b. classes c. populations d. individuals e. kingdoms

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Some people are unable to properly metabolize the drug Purinethol, which is given to patients with acute

lymphoblastic leukemia; therefore, such patients must be first tested for the associated genetic variant to determine proper dosage of the drug. This scenario best illustrates the use of _____. a. pharmacogenomics b. map-based sequencing c. positional cloning d. annotation of DNA sequences e. comparative genomics

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