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1.	The antibiotic penicillin is a small molecule that does not induce antibody formation. However, penicillin binds to serum proteins and forms a complex that in some people induces antibody formation resulting in an allergic reaction. Penicillin is therefore
A.	an antigen
B.	a hapten
C.	an immunogen
D.	both an antigen and a hapten
Answer» E.

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