antigenic shift

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Synonyms: antigenic drift

Antonyms: antigenic drift

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Noun

1. The process by which different [[strain]]s of a [[virus]] or viruses [[combine]] to form a new [[subtype]] having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains.

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