The differentiation of a cell to make a different type of immunoglobulin is called
A) bait and switch.
B) rearrangement.
C) class switching.
D) recombination.
E) None of the answers is correct.

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Class switching refers to the process by which a B cell changes the class of antibody (immunoglobulin) it produces without altering the specificity for antigen. This allows the immune system to adapt and use different effector functions provided by different antibody classes.

The Differentiation of a Cell to Make a Different Type