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Alborosie
3 years ago
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Why is the third line of defense consider specific and adaptive

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love history [14]3 years ago
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Answer:

The third line of defence against pathogenic invasion is the adaptive immune response, which has two key qualities: It is specific (it can differentiate between specific microorganisms and respond accordingly) It is adaptive (it can produce a heightened response upon re-exposure - in other words, it has memory)

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