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What is antigenic determinant?

Antigenic determinants are the specific sites on an antigen , where a particular antibody binds to it. These are the sites of recognition of the antigen by the antibody. There can be more than one antigenic determinants on a single antigen, but each determinant binds specifically to one antibody only. Antigen determinants are also called epitope.


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