antigenic

American  

[an-tuh-jen-ik] / ˌæn təˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

1. relating to antigens; being an antigen or having the properties of an antigen.

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Other Word Forms

• antigenically adverb
• antigenicity noun
• multi-antigenic adjective
• neoantigenic adjective
• non-antigenic adjective
• superantigenic adjective

Example Sentences

First, there’s antigenic drift, which happens in the genes of the virus over time as the virus reproduces.

From Salon

Specifically, Rajnarayanan said, this mutation’s significant antigenic drift, which is when the genes of a virus change, is “a real concern.”

From Salon

The phenomenon in which an initial antibody response to a virus dominates and delimits the response to later strains of the same virus is called "immunological imprinting," or "original antigenic sin."

From Science Daily

“The spike antigens of both of these lineages are genetically and antigenically very closely related, with only two amino acid differences between” them.

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s not yet clear if this is the case with COVID-19, or whether the current vaccines have broad enough protection to neutralize this phenomenon, known as “original antigenic sin.”

From Seattle Times