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combining sites

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combining sites,
1 concave features on antibody molecules that serve as locations for binding antigens. Because of possible variations in antibody amino acid sequences and molecule configurations, each kind of antibody can provide combining sites for a specific antigen.
2 locations on protein molecules where drugs or other substances may become bound by electrochemical attraction.


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The affinity that an antigen and an antibody have for each other as a result of the chemical arrangement of their combining sites.
The affinity that an antigen and an antibody have for each other as a result of the chemical arrangement of their combining sites.
The affinity that an antigen and an antibody have for each other as a result of the chemical arrangement of their combining sites.
 
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