Properties of effective antigens include all of the following except _______.

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Effective antigens are typically characterized by their foreignness to the immune system, molecular complexity, and size (usually large molecules with a minimum molecular weight of around 1,000). However, being large polymers made up of repeating subunits does not necessarily make a substance an effective antigen. The repetitive nature of the subunits can actually make the substance less effective as an antigen because the immune system may recognize it as less complex and thus less foreign or threatening.

Properties of Effective Antigens Include All of the Following Except