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All of the following statements about agglutination are true except
 
  a. Is defined as the aggregation of particulate matter caused by combination with a specific antibody
  b. Is the visible endpoint of antigen-antibody reactions for blood bank testing
  c. Is an irreversible reaction between antigen and antibody
  d. Is thought to be a two-step process

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about affinity?
 
  a. Is the sum of all attractive forces between antigens and antibodies
  b. Refers to the binding of one or more antigen-binding sites on an antibody to more than one antigenic determinant on a single carrier
  c. Refers to the initial force of attraction between one binding site on an antibody molecule and a single epitope of the corresponding antigen
  d. Results in increased stability of a reaction


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s.meritte

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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