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WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF ANTIGEN AND ANTIBODY?

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Antigen and antibodies are substances. Antigen is a substance which when present in the blood can stimulate the production of antibodies. They may be toxins, proteins , allergens etc. While antibodies are substances produced by the immune system in response to the antigen in the body. They counter the antigen.

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