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| Term | B cell affinity maturation | ID (Ontology) | GO:0002344 (Gene Ontology) |
| Definition | The process in which B cells produce antibodies with increased antigen affinity. This is accomplished by somatic hypermutation and selection for B cells which produce higher affinity antibodies to antigen.[ ISBN:0781735149 ] | ||
| Also Known As | "B lymphocyte affinity maturation" ; "B-cell affinity maturation" ; "B-lymphocyte affinity maturation" | ||
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B cell selection |__peripheral B cell selection |__B cell affinity maturation |
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| Is a | peripheral B cell selection | ||
| Part of | immunoglobulin production involved in immunoglobulin-mediated immune response | ||
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