Would antibodies produced by a patient in response to infection be monoclonal, or polyclonal?
A) Since the infection is from only a single agent/microbe, the antibodies would be monoclonal.
B) Since a single pathogen has multiple epitopes, the responding antibodies to a whole pathogen would be polyclonal.
C) Since the pathogen would most likely mutate slightly during the infection (producing different epitopes), the responding antibodies would be polyclonal.
D) Since the pathogen would acquire and modify self-antigens during the infectious process, the antibodies produced during the response would be polyclonal.
E) Since only one B cell is ever activated in response to a pathogen, the antibodies that are produced would be monoclonal.

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Would antibodies produced by a patient in response to infection be monoclonal, or polyclonal?
A) Since the infection is from only a single agent/microbe, the antibodies would be monoclonal.
B) Since a single pathogen has multiple epitopes, the responding antibodies to a whole pathogen would be polyclonal.
C) Since the pathogen would most likely mutate slightly during the infection (producing different epitopes), the responding antibodies would be polyclonal.
D) Since the pathogen would acquire and modify self-antigens during the infectious process, the antibodies produced during the response would be polyclonal.
E) Since only one B cell is ever activated in response to a pathogen, the antibodies that are produced would be monoclonal.

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A single pathogen has multiple epitopes, each of which can be recognized by a different B cell, leading to the production of different antibodies that collectively make up a polyclonal response.

Would Antibodies Produced by a Patient in Response to Infection