selection theory of antibody formation

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:describes mechanism of antibody diversity
gptkbp:field immunology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label selection theory of antibody formation
gptkbp:influenced clonal selection theory
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Niels_Jerne
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:adaptive_immune_system
gptkbp:replacedBy clonal selection theory
gptkbp:state antibodies exist before antigen exposure
antigen selects pre-existing antibody
gptkbp:yearProposed 1955
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jens_Jerne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5