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1. The transferred cells were responsible for the synthesis of antibody. 



2. The lymphocytes in the transferred cells were probably the basic cells 

 responsible for the process. 



3. The lymphocytes metamorphosed during the synthesis of antibody to 

 plasma cells, with intermediate cell types prominent during the most 

 active phase of antibody synthesis. 



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