In the Ouchterlony test, where will a precipitin line 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 bovine albumin
C) between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for horse albumin, and between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for swine albumin
D) between the wells for bovine albumin and antibodies for swine albumin

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A precipitin line forms in the Ouchterlony test when an antigen and its specific antibody interact. Since bovine serum albumin is the antigen, a line will form only with antibodies specific to bovine albumin.

In the Ouchterlony Test, Where Will a Precipitin Line Form