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Clonal Selection, Antigen-Mediated
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Definition
: LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION by a specific ANTIGEN thus triggering clonal expansion of LYMPHOCYTES already capable of mounting an immune response to the antigen.
See Also
Antibody Formation
;
Clonal Evolution
Other names
Theory, Clonal Selection; Selection, Antigen-
Mediated Clonal; Selection Theory, Clonal; Clonal Selection, Antigen Mediated; Antigen Mediated Clonal Selection; Clonal Selection Theory; Antigen-
Mediated Clonal Selection