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clonal
[klō′nəl]
pertaining to a clone.
clonal
referring to a clone.
clonal expansion
occurs, for example, when B cells, under the influence of T cell interleukins, differentiate into two separate populations and, after several transformations produce sensitized B lymphocytes and plasma cells.
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