The principle of COMPLEMENTARITY

 

Antibodies and antigens fit together as perfect complements. You can make a complement to yourself by making an angel in the snow, or by pressing your hand in plaster.

Here is an example: Branden and Tooze Protein Structure p. 189

 

How do antibodies and antigens find each other when they are so small? Write down a few hypotheses.



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