adaptive immunity - randycrew

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Although innate immunity is critical for survival, over time pathogens have evolved mechanisms to evade and overcome innate immunity. It was under this selective pressure that an adaptive immune system evolved in vertebrates. The adaptive immune system first emerged in early fish and consists of lymphocytes and their products, which likely evolved from the more ancient innate immune system.

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