MHC Restriction Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

MHC restriction is

• A)a large group of different proteins sharing structural similarities that are involved in a variety of different functions
• B)the ability of a host to react with a particular antigen only when components of that antigen, after processing, are presented to T cells in combination with that individual's MHC
• C)a process in the development of thymocytes in which self-reacting thymocytes are deleted from the host's T-cell repertoire
• D)the name of a set of alleles at different loci from a particular chromosome transmitted together

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