In the human immune system
A) an immunogen is the variable region of an immunoglobulin molecule.
B) an immunogen is an antigen which stimulates lymphocytes to make an immune response.
C) antibodies will respond to polypeptide fragments of three or more amino acids.
D) epitopes are produced during an autoimmune response.
E) immunological memory results from activation of specific epitopes produced in response to infection.

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An immunogen is indeed an antigen that is capable of stimulating an immune response, specifically by activating lymphocytes to produce antibodies or to attack infected cells directly. Immunogens are a subset of antigens that possess the ability to elicit an immune response.

In the Human Immune System