Teaching MPPSC Assistant Professor Mock Test Series 2025 Life Sciences Cell Communication and Cell Signaling Immune System
Parasite numbers in the blood of a patient with Trypanosoma brucci (Sleeping sickness) shows the following pattern:
Parasites isolated from population 1 and 2 were found to be antigenecially non - cross reactive. The parasite distribution seen may be due to:
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Change in gene expression
2
Loss of antigenic epitopes
3
Post-translational modification of antigen
4
Antigenic switching