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Small molecules that bind with self-proteins to produce antigenic substances are called ________.

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Answer:

Haptens

The official definition:

a small molecule which, when combined with a larger carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies which bind specifically to it (in the free or combined state).

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