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Cartoon showing B cells starting to make antibodies, which lock onto foreign antigens making it easier for other immune cells to destroy them.

(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
plural: antibodies
Definition: a type of protein made by white blood cells in response to the presence of a foreign body (antigen). Antibodies bind to particular antigens to make them inactive.
Example:
During an infection, antigens stimulate B lymphocytes to temporarily activate the genes that encode defensive antibody proteins.

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