Heavy Chain Definition

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noun
The larger of the two types of polypeptide chains in immunoglobulins, consisting of an antigen-binding portion having a variable amino acid sequence, and a constant region that defines the antibody class.
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Heavy Chain Sentence Examples

  • Biochemists call these thick muscle fibers myosin heavy chain proteins (MHC ).

  • Immunoglobulin heavy chain deletion, a form of agammaglobulinemia, is a genetic disorder in which part of the antibody molecule is absent.

  • The disease occurs because part of the gene for the heavy chain has been lost.

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