BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Immunity is defined as the capacity of an organism to resist and combat infection. The infection is elicited by an antigen, which is a foreign substance that the immune system recognizes as non-self. The immunity can be either adaptive or innate.

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