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Question 2

what are the 4 glycoproteins connected by in an antibody

Answer 2

connected by covalent disulfide bonds

Question 3

whata re variable domains

Answer 3

areas where antigen is recognised on the antibody

Question 4

fab portion

Answer 4

has a high specifity for binding an epitope of an antigen

Question 5

function of the fc portion on an antibody

Answer 5

directs the biological activity of the antibody

Question 6

where is the antigen antibody binding site located

Answer 6

fab portion

Question 7

what can antibodies distinguish differences between

Answer 7

the primary structure of an antigen
isomeric forms of an antigen
secondary and tertiary structure of an antigen

Question 8

what bonding is used in antigen antibody reactions

Answer 8

non covalent bonds

Question 9

why are ag ab reactions reversible

Answer 9

coz the rreactions occur using non-covalent bonds

Question 10

what determines the prder of amino acids of the fab portion

Answer 10

the various genes the cell splices togetejr

Question 11

what does the a.a sequence determine

Answer 11

final 3d shape