Analysis of antibody genes from B cells after repeated
antigen exposure reveals many silent mutations throughout the variable region,
but amino acid–altering mutations are concentrated in specific antigen-contact
regions. Which of the following provides the best explanation for the
distribution of mutations within the antibody?

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Answer

Replacement
mutations are distributed evenly across the variable gene segment

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The
mutating enzyme introduces mutations only within structural framework regions

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Selection
favours amino acid changes within complementarity determining regions that
influence antigen binding

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Somatic
mutations are eliminated if they alter the antigen-binding site

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