Medical Definition of Clonal selection

1. The process whereby one or more clones, i.e. Cells expressing a particular gene sequence are selected by naturally occurring processes from a mixed population. Generally the clonal selection is for general expansion by mitosis, particularly with reference to B lymphocytes where selection with subsequent expansion of clones occurs as a result of antigenic stimulation only of those lymphocytes bearing the appropriate receptors. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clonal Selection

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clomipramine hydrochloride
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clonally
clonal aging
clonal anergy
clonal deletion
clonal deletion theory
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clonal selection (current term)
clonal selection theory
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