What is isotype switching?
What will be an ideal response?
Isotype switching is the process by which antibodies change their heavy-chain constant regions so as to acquire different effector functions, while preserving the variable region and antigen specificity. The light chain is unaffected.
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A) 0.02% B) 0.05% C) 0.06% D) 0.08%