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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Adaptive immunity is also called the acquired immune system which is a selective immunity in which B or T lymphocytes are involved. The two types of an adaptive immunity are cell-mediated immunity and humoral immunity.

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