Give an example of cross-reaction?



Give an example of cross-reaction?..

Answer / Nivedita Valecha

Cross-reaction occurs when an antibody produced against one antigen also reacts with a structurally similar antigen. An example is the use of horse serum in rabbit diagnostics, where anti-horse antibodies in the horse's serum cross-react with certain proteins in rabbit serum.

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