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Clonal Expansion

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Clonal Expansion Definition

Multiplication or reproduction by cell division of a population of identical cells descended from a single progenitor. In immunology, may refer to the clonal proliferation of cells responsive to a specific antigen as part of an immune response. (NCI)

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Clonal Expansion

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