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Category:GO:0002344 ! B cell affinity maturation
name: B cell affinity maturation
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process in which B cells produce antibodies with increased antigen affinity. This is accomplished by somatic hypermutation and selection for B cells which produce higher affinity antibodies to antigen." [GO_REF:0000022, GOC:jal, ISBN:0781735149]
synonym: "B lymphocyte affinity maturation" EXACT []
synonym: "B-cell affinity maturation" EXACT []
synonym: "B-lymphocyte affinity maturation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0002343 ! peripheral B cell selection
relationship: part_of: GO:0002381 ! immunoglobulin production involved in immunoglobulin-mediated immune response
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<GOterm>GO:0002344</GOterm>
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