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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do antibodies make make antigens useless? a.by attaching to them b. by dissolving them c. by covering them with carbon dioxide d. by hiding them Thanks,, please choose answer letter

thomaster (thomaster):

\(\Huge\color{gold}{\star\star\star\star\star\star~\hspace{1pt}}\LARGE\tt\color{orangered}{first\;of\;all:}\Huge\color{gold}{\star\star\star\star\star\star\star}\\\Huge\color{gold}{\star}\tt\Huge\;\color{Blue}{welcome\;to\;openstudy!}\color{gold}\star\\\Huge\color{gold}{\star\hspace{1pt}\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star\star}\) Antibodies are only able to attach to antigens. They have a Y-shaped form, each tip contains a lock (called an paratope). This paratope binds to the antigen. This way the antigen are rendered useless. Hope this helps \(\Huge\color{orangered}{:)}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Cool.. thanks for explaining it to me. I actually get it now!!

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