Both the cellular and humoral branches of adaptive immunity have the goal of eliminating an identified antigen, but only the humoral branch develops a memory of the antigen so that future responses are faster.

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Both the cellular and humoral branches of adaptive immunity develop memory responses. Memory T cells are part of the cellular branch, and memory B cells are part of the humoral branch, both contributing to faster and more efficient responses upon re-exposure to the antigen.

Both the Cellular and Humoral Branches of Adaptive Immunity Have