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shape space: a standalone construct

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Immunology

an abstract multidimensional space in which antigens and the receptors that bind them occupy nearby positions, used to size the repertoire.

In immunology, shape space refers to an abstract multidimensional space in which antigens and the receptors that bind them occupy nearby positions, used to size the repertoire. This meaning comes from Perelson (1979) in Journal of Theoretical Biology.[1]

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  1. Perelson, A. S., & Oster, G. F. (1979). Theoretical studies of clonal selection: Minimal antibody repertoire size and reliability of self-non-self discrimination. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 81(4), 645-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5193(79)90275-3

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