clonal selection

noun

Definitions

  1. The process by which a specific antigen only activates its counter-specific lymphocyte,…

    The process by which a specific antigen only activates its counter-specific lymphocyte, usually a B cell, so that particular cell is induced to produce many clones of itself for antibody production.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for clonal selection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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