The part of the antibody that binds an antigen:
A) is known as the Fc fragment.
B) is called an epitope.
C) makes up the tail of the Y-shaped molecule.
D) recognizes the antigenic determinant of that antigen.
E) is known as the constant segment.

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The part of the antibody that binds an antigen is known as the variable region, which recognizes and binds to the antigenic determinant (epitope) of that antigen.

The Part of the Antibody That Binds an Antigen