An immune response mediated by cells expressing specific receptors for antigens produced through a somatic diversification process, and allowing for an enhanced secondary response to subsequent exposures to the same antigen (immunological memory). [ GOC:add http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000022 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 ]

An immune response mediated by cells expressing specific receptors for antigen produced through a somatic diversification process, and allowing for an enhanced secondary response to subsequent exposures to the same antigen (immunological memory). [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000022 GOC:add https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 ]