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Acquired /Adaptive immunity - Def |
The resistance that an individual acquires during life by recognising and selectively eliminating specific foreign molecules |
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Characteristics of adaptive immunity |
Antigenic specificity,Diversity,Immunologic memory,Self or Non self recognition |
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Antigenic specific - Def |
Immune system or antibodies can distinguish among antigens, even between 2 proteins that differ in only 1 amino acid |
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Diversity - Def |
Immune system is capable of generating enormous antibody diversity in its recognising molecules,allowing it to recognise billions of unique structures /patterns on foreign molecules |
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Immunologic memory |
On 2nd encounter of same antigen, immune system is capable of generating a secondary response which is more specific heightened quick |
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Self/Non self recognition |
Immune system donot react to body's own molecule while it is still effectively eliminate foreign antigens |
