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Specific Host Defenses: The Immune Response The Immune Response Immunity: “Free from burden”. Ability of an organism to recognize and defend itself against specific pathogens or antigens. Immune Response: Third line of defense. Involves production of antibodies and generation of specialized lymphocytes against specific antigens. Antigen: Molecules from a pathogen or foreign organism that provoke a specific immune response. The Immune System is the Third Line of Defense Against Infection Innate or Genetic Immunity: Immunity an organism is born with. Genetically determined. May b