Question

Explain the following in not more than 70 words.

Properties of acquired immunity

Answer 1

Properties of Acquired Immunity:

1. Specificity: It provides protection against a specific antigen or pathogen.
2. Diversity: It can recognise and respond to a large variety of antigens.
3. Memory: It remembers previously encountered antigens and produces a faster and stronger response upon re-exposure.
4. Self and non-self recognition: It distinguishes the body's own cells from foreign substances.
5. Inducibility: It develops after exposure to an antigen through infection or vaccination.