Biology GCSE
Purification
What Purification means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Purification
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Reference: AQA
The antibody-containing liquid is processed to separate the antibody from cells, nutrients and other substances so that only the required antibody remains.
Topics that use Purification
- Producing monoclonal antibodies (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antigen-antibody specificity
- clone
- Cloning
- Large-scale production
- Medical applications
- Mitosis
- Mitosis and cloning
- Monoclonal antibodies
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