GO:0002344

B cell affinity maturation

Details: 
The process in which B cells produce antibodies with increased antigen affinity. This is accomplished by somatic hypermutation and selection for B cells which produce higher affinity antibodies to antigen. [GO_REF:0000022, GOC:jal, GOC:mtg_15nov05, ISBN:0781735149]
Evidence Code: 
IDA