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

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

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 leads to less mRNA which is easier to copy.

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It makes them unrecognizable to the immune system.

Antigenic drift allows viruses to alter their surface proteins slightly over time, helping them evade the host's immune response and potentially leading to reinfection or increased spread within a population.