Fig. 1: B-Lymphocyte Precursors
Making B-Cell Receptors (BCRs)
During its development, each B-lymphocyte
becomes genetically programmed, through a process called gene translocation,
to make a unique B-cell receptor. Molecules of that B-cell receptor are placed
on its surface where it can react with epitopes of an antigen.
Illustration of B-Lymphocyte Precursors Making B-Cell Receptors (BCRs) .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.
Last updated: August, 2019
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