In this essay we will discuss about the molecular structure of Immunoglobulin in human body. The human body is capable of synthesising more than a million different kinds of immunoglobulin molecules, each capable of reacting with a different antigen, but all of them appear to share the same fundamental quaternary (globular) structure. Typically, an immunoglobulin […]
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Major Histocompatibility Complexes and Its Classes | Genetics
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In this article we will discuss about the major histocompatibility in human body and its classes. B and T cells contain membrane receptors that react with specific antigenic determinants. B cells are activated by interaction with the antigen either in its dissolved form or while it is still a part of the surface of the […]
Syndromes of Abnormalities | Human Genetics
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In this article we will discuss about the syndromes of abnormalities that occurs in humans. 1. Autosomal Trisomy: a. Down’s Syndrome (DS) or Trisomy-21: Down’s syndrome is named after the physician J. Langdon Down who first described this genetic defect in 1866 and it was formerly called mongolism or Mongolian idiocy. It is usually associated […]