monoclonal antibodies

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    • How are monoclonal antibody made for HIV for example
      1 HIV antigens will be injected into a mouse
      2 mouse lymphocytes that make specific antibodies to HIV are collected from the mouse
      3 the lymphocytes are combined with tumour cells (which divide very quickly ) to create a hybridoma cell
      4 Hybrbridoma cloned to make many cells tuat produce the antibody