True or False? The process of affinity maturation generates antibodies with an increasing capacity to bind antigens and thus to more efficiently bind to, neutralize, and eliminate microbes.

Alright, everyone. Here we have our next practice problem. True or false? The process of affinity maturation generates antibodies with an increasing capacity to bind antigens and thus more efficiently bind to neutralize and eliminate microbes. So is this the process of affinity maturation? We've learned about a lot of different theories and processes to make sure that the b cells and antibodies and t cells that are used in our adaptive immune system are the most efficient at fighting our infections. So the process of affinity maturation does in fact generate the best antibodies with the highest capacity and efficiency of binding the antigen. This is a true statement. Basically, only the b cells that have BCRs or produce the antibodies that bind the antigen the best are allowed to proliferate. It's kinda like a form of natural selection. And then over time, the DNA for the variable region on the b cell receptor will mutate and those that have the most efficient and the best ability to bind the antigen are going to reproduce more. So basically, in the end, after a process of evolution in the b cells, you're going to have really effective b cell receptors and antibodies to neutralize and eliminate microbes. So, yes, this statement about affinity maturation is true. Okay, everyone. Let's move on to our next video.

True or False? The process of affinity maturation generates antib...

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True or False? The process of affinity maturation generates antibodies with an increasing capacity to bind antigens and thus to more efficiently bind to, neutralize, and eliminate microbes.

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