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clonal selection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
clon-al s-e-lec-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

clonal selections (plural)

Phrases

clonal expansion

Frequently Paired Words

clonal expansion

Questions

What does clonal selection mean?
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.

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