Which of the following is true about antigenic drift?

A. It causes major changes in the flu virus.
B. It causes minor changes in the flu virus.
C. It doesn't cause any changes in the flu virus.
D. None of the answers are correct.
E. It results in the genome reasserting.


Ans: B. It causes minor changes in the flu virus.

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