How is antigenic drift beneficial for viruses?(1 point)

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It changes how genes code for antigens.
It changes how genes code for antigens.

It makes them unrecognizable to the immune system.
It makes them unrecognizable to the immune system.

It creates a variety of immune responses in the host organisms.
It creates a variety of immune responses in the host organisms.

It leads to less mRNA which is easier to copy.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It makes them unrecognizable to the immune system.

Antigenic drift allows viruses to change their surface proteins (antigens) gradually over time, helping them evade the immune system of infected hosts. This enables the virus to persist and spread even among populations that have previously been exposed to it.