Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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The mechanisms by which the adaptive immune system recognizes invading microbes.

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Adaptive immune system provides specific internal defense to the body by destroying the specific invaders such as microbes and toxin. Adaptive immune system forms the immunological memory, and allows the body to respond later if the infection reappears in future.

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