INFECTION AND RESPONSE

Question 1

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES

Answer 1

1)An antigen is injected into a mouse
2)The mouse naturally produces lymphocytes, which produce antibodies specific to the antigen
3)lymphocytes are fused with tumour cell to form hybridoma cells
Hybridoma divide indefinitely
4)These hybridoma cells divide and produce millions of monoclonal antibodies specific to the original antigen