Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

antigenic variation

Term ID
GO:0020033
Synonyms
  • surface antigen variation
Definition
A process by which a symbiont evades the host adaptive immune response by changing antigenic determinants on the symbiont surface that are exposed to host antibodies. (2)
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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