Although innate immunity allows for the general discernment of self versus nonself, it does not have the ability to recognize a specific antigen.

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Innate immunity provides a non-specific defense mechanism that recognizes patterns common to groups of pathogens, but it does not have the specificity to recognize individual antigens like the adaptive immune system does.

Although Innate Immunity Allows for the General Discernment of Self