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What is acquired immunity

What is acquired immunity?

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The resistance which an individual acquired during life is termed as acquired immunity. Dissimilar to innate immunity, this immune system is extremely adaptive and shows four characteristic features as follows:

a) Antigen specificity
b) Diversity
c) Immunologic memory
d) Recognition of self from non-self antigens   

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