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Class switch recombination is a process by which proliferating B cells rearrange the constant region genes in the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus to switch from expressing one class of immunoglobulin ...

In a year in which it received a record number of applications for the incoming first-year class, Boston College continued to solidify its status as one of the country’s most selective universities.