6 Generals Who Fought Against their Home State in the Civil War. For many Americans, choosing a side in the Civil War was no easy task. While most people simply sided with their home state, others struggled with family pressures, personal political beliefs and their devotion to the federal government.
An epitope, also known as antigenic determinant, is the part of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system, specifically by antibodies, B cells, or T cells. For example, the epitope is the specific piece of the antigen to which an antibody binds. The part of an antibody that binds to the epitope is called a paratope. Although epitopes are usually non-self proteins, sequences derived from the host that can be recognized (as in the case of autoimmune diseases) are also epitopes.
Report Abuse. Epitome means like the perfect example of.... So the Epitome of a woman is the perfect example of a woman. In literature, I wouldn't be surprised if the author meant the perfect example of a perfect woman-and probably perfect in a physical sense.eport Abuse. It means you are the perfect example of a woman. Epitome can be described as the complete embodiment of something or the best example. Source(s): wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn and some translation by me.