What are the opposite words for Antibody Specificity?

Antibody specificity, the ability of an antibody to bind to a specific antigen, can be contrasted with antibody nonspecificity. Nonspecific antibodies bind to a broad range of antigens and can result in cross-reactivity, causing false positive results or interference in diagnostic tests, while specific antibodies are targeted to a single antigen, resulting in accurate and reliable results. Another antonym for antibody specificity is antibody promiscuity, which refers to the ability of an antibody to bind to multiple antigens with similar structures rather than being solely specific to a single antigen. Antibody nonselectivity is also an opposite concept, implying an antibody's failure to target specific antigen structures, resulting in insufficiently accurate test results.

What are the antonyms for Antibody specificity?

• Other relevant words:

• general
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• vague
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Synonyms:

hermetic, immune, impassable, impassive, impenetrable, impermeable, imperviable, inaccessible, invulnerable, resistant.