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Explain the contribution of antigenic determinant in false negative and false positive test

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The contribution of the antigenic determinant is given below:

Step-by-step explanation:

Antigenic determinant or epitope is the part of the antigen that is recognized by the immune cells or antibodies such as the B- cells by binding to these cells and evokes the response in the host. The antibodies bind to the epitope segments only not to the entire antigen protein.

A false-positive test is a test where the result suggests that an individual has a specific condition but in reality not having such condition. opposite in the false-negative So, the antigenic determinant binds to the specific antibodies and shows wide significance to reduce the false-negative or false-positive.

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