"Clonal selection" and "clonal expansion"

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Clonal selection and clonal expansion involve the process by which lymphocytes (B cells and T cells) with specific receptors recognize and respond to specific antigens. Each individual lymphocyte produces a single type of receptor, therefore implying that each individual lymphocyte produces a single antibody (A). The adaptive immune system can produce millions of different antibodies through the process of clonal selection and expansion (B). Clonal selection depends on an antibody recognizing a specific epitope (C) and clonal expansion is based on the proliferation of lymphocytes with the specific receptor (D). Therefore, all of the options (A-E) are correct.

"Clonal Selection" and "Clonal Expansion