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AQA biology 6.5 antibodies
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- 1what are antibodies?proteins synthesised by B cells
- 2what does a B cell do when the body is invaded by non-self material?produces antibodies
- 3what do these antibodies do?react with antigens on the surface of the non-self material by binding to them precisely
- 4how specific are antibodies?very, each antigen has its own individual antibody
- 5how is this massive variety of antibodies possible?they are made of proteins which occur in an almost infinate number of forms
- 6what are antibodies made up of?4 polypeptide chains
- 7what are the two chains known as?light (shorter)
heavy (longer)
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- AS - Level AS Biology (unit 1 - 06. immunity) Flashcards on AQA biology 6.5 antibodies, created by Charlotte Hewson on 20/04/2015.
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- Charlotte Hewson · Apr 2015
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