Human Health And Disease Question 78
Question: Antigen binding site in an antibody is found between?
Options:
A) One heavy and one light chain
B) Two light chains
C) Two heavy chains of immunoglobulin molecules
D) Both B and C, depending upon the nature of antigen
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The correct option is C One heavy and one light chain
Antigen binding site, also known as paratope is a part of an antibody which recognizes and binds to an antigen. It is a small region of 5 to 10 amino acids of the antibody’s Fv region, part of the variable region, and contains parts of the antibody’s heavy and light chains. Paratope is present in each arm of Y-shaped antibody at the interface between one heavy chain and one light chain.
So, the correct answer is ‘One heavy and one light chain’.
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