Features of innate and adaptive immunity

FEATURES OF INNATE AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY


Characteristics

Innate immunity

Adaptive immunity

Specificity

Common structures  shared by groups of related microbes and vital for survival of organisms.

Recognize particular antigen
and develop specific immune
response.

Diversity

Limited and germ line encoded

Very large: large variety of
receptors is produced by
somatic recombination of
gene segments to recognize antigens.

Memory

No

Yes

Non reactivity to self

Yes

Yes

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