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Sketch and label structure of Antibody.

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An antibody molecule is a Y-shaped molecule which has two identical halves. Each half contains a heavy (H) and a light (L) chain, which are connected to each other by disulphide bonds. On the top of the 'Y' structure, is present two antigen binding sites which bind with specific antigen.
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