Treatment of antibodies with a particular protease (an enzyme that degrade proteins) clips the heavy chains in half, releasing the two arms of the Y-shaped molecule. Why might the antibody still be able to function?

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Treatment of antibodies with a particular protease (an enzyme that degrade proteins) clips the heavy chains in half, releasing the two arms of the Y-shaped molecule.  Why might the antibody still be able to function?

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