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Epitope

nounid 54257·updated May 18, 2026
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the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
antigenic determinant
plural
Epitopes
possessive
Epitope's
pluralpossessive
Epitopes'

Framework definitions

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the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself

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