What is the difference between polyclonal antibodies and monoclonal antibodies? List examples of disorders that generate each type of antibody in your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Polyclonal antibodies are in a group of heterogeneous antibodies with multiple antigenic specificities. Monoclonal antibodies have a single specificity. Multiple myeloma generates monoclonal antibodies; infectious mononucleosis generates polyclonal antibodies.
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