Topic 3 - Infection and response ( 9. monoclonal antibodies )

Question 1

what are monoclonal antibodies

Answer 1

produced by B-lymphocytes. lots of clone of wbcs (lymphocytes). all the anitibodies are identical and target one specific antigen.

Question 2

what is a hybridoma

Answer 2

lymphocytes don’t divide easily, however tumour cells do. possible to fuse a b-lymphocyte and a tumour cell this is a hybridoma.