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the proposal by Jerne that the body already makes a varied set of antibodies and antigen selects and amplifies those that fit, a forerunner of clonal selection.

In immunology, natural selection theory of antibody formation refers to the proposal by Jerne that the body already makes a varied set of antibodies and antigen selects and amplifies those that fit, a forerunner of clonal selection. This meaning comes from Jerne (1955) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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Jerne, N. K. (1955). The Natural-selection Theory of Antibody Formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 41(11), 849-857. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.41.11.849

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