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What is the difference between Antigen and Antibody

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$\begin{matrix} 1 & G e n e r a l l y p r o t e i n s b u t c a n b e l i p i d s, & A n t i b o d i e s a r e p r o t e i n s c a r b o h y d r a t e s o r n u c l e i c a c i d s 2 & T r i g g e r s t h e f o r m a t i o n o f a n t i b o d i e s & V a r i a b l e s i t e s h a s t h e a n t i g e n b i n d i n g d o m a i n . 3 & T h e r e a r e t h r e e b a s i c k i n d s o f a n t i g e n s . & T h e r e a r e f i v e b a s i c k i n d s o f a n t i b o d i e s . (E x o g e n o u s, E n d o g e n o u s a n d A u t o a n t i g e n s) & (I m m u n o g l o b u l i n s M, G, E, D a n d A) 4 & T h e r e g i o n o f t h e a n t i g e n t h a t i n t e r a c t s w i t h t h e & T h e v a r i a b l e r e g i o n o f t h e a n t i b o d y t h a t s p e c i a l l y a n t i b o d i e s i s c a l l e d e p i t o p e s & b i n d s t o a n e o i t o p e i s c a l l e p a r a t o p e . 5 & C a u s e d i s e a s e o r a l l e r g i c r e a c t i o n s & P r o t e c t s t h e b o d y b y i m m o b i l i z a t i o n o r l y s i s o f a n t i g e n i c m a t e r i a l \end{matrix}$

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