Biology GCSE
Large-scale production
What Large-scale production means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The hybridoma clone is grown on a large scale so that antibody accumulates in the culture medium, giving a much greater volume than could be obtained from lymphocytes alone.
Topics that use Large-scale production
- Producing monoclonal antibodies (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antigen-antibody specificity
- clone
- Cloning
- Medical applications
- Mitosis
- Mitosis and cloning
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Purification
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