antigenic shift

noun

The process by which different strains 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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Meanings

nounantigenic shift (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process by which different strains 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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