In B cells, how many chances are there to make a productive heavy chain and how...

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In B cells, how many chances are there to make a productiveheavy chain and how many chances are there to make a productivelight chain? The options are 2 chances for light & 2 chancesfor heavy OR 2 chances for heavy & 4 chances for light. Pleaseexplain why

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There are 2 chances to make a productive heavy chain Heavy chain production occurs in the proB cells Every B cell has 2 copies of the heavy chain locus on each homologous chromosome derived from the father and mother respectively During development gene rearrangements can occur on both the chromosomes Therefore if the rearrangement on    See Answer
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