Innate immunity is directed towards types of molecules.
It is directed towards specific epitopes.
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Subsequent exposure
The immune response does not alter on repeated exposure.
Immune response improves with each successive exposure.
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Types of immune response
Types of adaptive immune responses: Inflammation, Complement mediated killing, Phagocytosis etc.
Two types of adaptive immune responses: humoral immunity, mediated by antibodies produced by B lymphocytes, and cell-mediated immunity, mediated by T lymphocytes.
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Changeability
May vary between individuals but does not change over course of an individual lifetime
Immunity is generated by recombination of V, D, and J regions and further hypervariation thus may change.
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Diversity
Limited
Diverse
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Potency
Limited and Lower potency
Higher potency
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Inheritance
Inherited from parents
Not inherited from parents
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Time span
Once activated against a specific type of antigen, the immunity remains throughout the life.
The span of developed immunity can be lifelong or short.