Normal immune responses can be described as polyclonal because
A) blood contains many different antibodies and antigens.
B) construction of a hybridoma requires multiple types of cells.
C) multiple immunoglobulins are produced from descendants of a single B cell.
D) diverse antibodies are produced for different epitopes of a specific antigen.
E) macrophages, T cells, and B cells all are involved in a normal immune response.

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Normal immune responses are polyclonal because they involve the production of diverse antibodies that target different epitopes on a specific antigen, reflecting the activation of multiple B cell clones.

Normal Immune Responses Can Be Described as Polyclonal Because