Thread: Antigenic drift
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Old 06-30-2007, 09:51 AM   #5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MARIELARITZ
When talking about antigenic drift one of the processes of the HA is the following:

If the HA gene changes, so can the antigen that it encodes, causing it to change form.

My translation is below.

Si el gen HA cambia, codifica al antígeno y hace que cambie su estructura.

However, I'd like to check if it's ok.

Thanks a lot again!!!

o.k. Mariela:
IT´S ALMOST FINE BUT NOT NECESSARY THE HA GENE ENCODES THE ANTIGEN I BELIEVE IS BETTER TO UNDERSTAND AS IS WRITTEN WICH REFERS THAT " CAN " SO IT IS A POSIBILITY NOT A CAUSE EFFECT RELATIONSHIP,O.K.?
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