B cell affinity maturation

Term ID

GO:0002344

Synonyms

• B lymphocyte affinity maturation
• B-cell affinity maturation
• B-lymphocyte affinity maturation

Definition

The process in which B cells produce antibodies with increased antigen affinity. This is accomplished by somatic hypermutation and selection for B cells which produce higher affinity antibodies to antigen. 0781735149

References

Ontology

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