Clonal
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Clonal may refer to
in Immunology
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in Biology:
in Immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
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- Clonal deletionClonal deletionClonal deletion is a process by which B cells and T cells are deactivated after they have expressed receptors for self-antigens and before they develop into fully immunocompetent lymphocytes.It is one method of immune tolerance....
, a process by which B cells and T cells are deactivated before act significantly upon specific antigens - Clonal selectionClonal selectionThe clonal selection hypothesis has become a widely accepted model for how the immune system responds to infection and how certain types of B and T lymphocytes are selected for destruction of specific antigens invading the body....
theory, a model for how the immune system responds to infection - Clonal anergyAnergyAnergy is a term in immunobiology that describes a lack of reaction by the body's defense mechanisms to foreign substances, and consists of a direct induction of peripheral lymphocyte tolerance. An individual in a state of anergy often indicates that the immune system is unable to mount a normal...
, a lack of reaction by the body's defense mechanisms to foreign substance
in Biology:
- Clonal interferenceClonal interferenceClonal interference is a phenomenon in the population genetics of an asexually reproducing organism. It occurs when two beneficial mutations arise independently in different individuals in a genetically homogeneous population. In the absence of genetic recombination, the mutations cannot join to...
, a phenomenon that occurs when two [or more] beneficial mutations arise independently in different individuals in a genetically homogeneous population of an asexually reproducing organism - Aggregating anemoneAggregating anemoneAnthopleura elegantissima, also known as the aggregating anemone or clonal anemone, is the most abundant species of sea anemone found on rocky, tide swept shores along the Pacific coast of North America. This cnidarian hosts endosymbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that contribute substantially to...
, also called clonal anemone