Binding of antibody to antigen is ______________ and ________________.covalent; reversiblenon-covalent; reversiblecovalent; irreversiblenon-covalent; irreversible
Question
Binding of antibody to antigen is ______________ and ________________.covalent; reversiblenon-covalent; reversiblecovalent; irreversiblenon-covalent; irreversible
Solution
The binding of an antibody to an antigen is non-covalent and reversible. This means that the interaction does not involve the sharing of electron pairs between atoms (non-covalent) and it can be undone or reversed.
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