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antigenic shift

antigenic shift noun: the process by which different strains of a virus or viruses combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains.

Noun

antigenic shift (uncountable)

  1. The process by which different strains of a virus or viruses combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains.

antigenic shift meaning in Tamil

antigenic shift in Tamil

எதிர்ப்புத்திறன் பெயர்வு

Questions about antigenic shift

What does antigenic shift mean?
Antigenic shift means the process by which different strains of a virus or viruses combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains.
What is antigenic shift in Tamil?
Antigenic shift in Tamil is எதிர்ப்புத்திறன் பெயர்வு. See Antigenic shift meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antigenic shift?
Antigenic shift is a noun.

Words near antigenic shift in the dictionary

  1. antigenes
  2. antigenetic
  3. antigenetically
  4. antigenetics
  5. antigenic
  6. antigenic shift
  7. antigenic variation
  8. antigenic variations
  9. antigenically
  10. antigenicities
  11. antigenicity

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