2023 OCR A LEVEL BIOLOGY B QUESTION PAPER 2 [H422/02: Scientific literacy in biology]Â
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1 This question is based on the Advance Notice Article ‘Development of therapeutic antibodiesÂ
for the treatment of disease’.
 (a) (i) State what is meant by the term antigen.
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 (ii) Scientists can combine antibody fragments using phage display to produce manyÂ
different antibodies, each specific to a different antigen.
 Using the abbreviations from Fig. 1 in the Advance Notice Article, explain howÂ
combining antibody fragments allows scientists to produce many different antibodies,Â
each specific to a different antigen.
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 (iii) The B cell receptor is an IgG molecule with the same structure as the human IgGÂ
shown in Fig. 1 in the Advance Notice Article.
 Use an abbreviation from Fig. 1 to identify the part of the B cell receptor that will beÂ
attached to the cell surface membrane of a B cell.
Author | Future Focus |
Published | 30 Jul 2024 |
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