During an immune response any lymphocyte that encounters its specific antigen
A) binds with it precipitating a series of complex rearrangement events involving variable (V) genes, diversity (D) and joining (J) elements but not constant (C) genes.
B) undergoes a series of complex rearrangement events involving variable (V) and constant (C) genes together with diversity (D) and joining (J) elements.
C) will not bind with it in the absence of complement proteins failing to opsonise the pathogen.
D) will secrete antibodies specific to the antigen and neutralise it.
E) will undergo clonal selection.

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During an immune response, a lymphocyte that encounters its specific antigen undergoes clonal selection, where it proliferates and differentiates into effector cells and memory cells specific to that antigen.

During an Immune Response Any Lymphocyte That Encounters Its Specific