An antibody is best described as
A) glycoprotein produced in a cellular response to an immunogen.
B) protein molecule produced only by plasma cells in response to an antigen and which reacts specifically with that antigen.
C) the actual portion of an antigenic molecule that is recognised by a receptor.
D) glycoprotein molecule produced by B lymphocytes and plasma cells, in response to an immunogen.
E) a fundamentally important response to a pathogen found at all levels of animal life.
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