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A-LevelBiologyImmunityMay/June 2019Paper 1 Q401 Mark

The diagrams show three different types of antibody structure. [Figure: Diagrams of IgG, IgA, IgM antibody structures] Which row is correct?

AIgG: one binding site for an antigen molecule, IgA: two light chains, IgM: two heavy chains
BIgG: two heavy chains, IgA: four binding sites for antigen molecules, IgM: five hinge regions
CIgG: two hinge regions, IgA: four heavy chains, IgM: five light chains
DIgG: two light chains, IgA: four hinge regions, IgM: ten binding sites for antigen molecules

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) May/June 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Immunity and is worth 1 mark.

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