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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

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