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clonal selection and clonal expansion?

could somebody please help me and describe clonal selection and clonal expansion? it is for AS level so please don't go into massive detail i just want to be able to understand the difference between them.
thanks
Reply 1
Original post by Dariush.
could somebody please help me and describe clonal selection and clonal expansion? it is for AS level so please don't go into massive detail i just want to be able to understand the difference between them.
thanks


Clonal Selection is the activation of the immune response cell with the complimentary antibodies to the pathogen.
Clonal expansion is the expansion replication of the selected cells. (by mitosis)
The overall theory is I believe synonymous. http://studentreader.com/clonal-expansion-theory/
Reply 2
Original post by joostan
Clonal Selection is the activation of the immune response cell with the complimentary antibodies to the pathogen.
Clonal expansion is the expansion replication of the selected cells. (by mitosis)
The overall theory is I believe synonymous. http://studentreader.com/clonal-expansion-theory/


thanks alot!
Reply 3
Original post by Dariush.
thanks alot!


Anytime :smile:

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