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The actions of the innate and adaptive branches of the immune system often overlap. Why do you think that there is so much redundancy of action and so many interacting aspects of the immune response?

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          The actions of the innate and adaptive branches of the immune
system often overlap. Why do you think that there is so much
redundancy of action and so many interacting aspects of the immune
response?

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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04/27/2022

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The innate immune system is the body's first line of defense and responds quickly to pathogens in a non-specific manner. The adaptive immune system, on the other hand, is slower to respond but provides a specific response to pathogens and has memory capabilities. Show more…

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The actions of the innate and adaptive branches of the immune system often overlap. Why do you think that there is so much redundancy of action and so many interacting aspects of the immune response?