In the Ouchterlony test, where will a precipitate form when bovine serum albumin is mixed with the antibodies for horse albumin, bovine albumin, and swine albumin?
A)between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for horse albumin
B)between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for swine albumin
C)between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for bovine albumin
D)between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for horse albumin, and between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for swine albumin

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A precipitate will form between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for bovine albumin because the antibodies specifically recognize and bind to the antigens of their corresponding species, leading to the formation of antigen-antibody complexes visible as a precipitate.

In the Ouchterlony Test, Where Will a Precipitate Form When