You are studying a trafficking protein important for secretion in helper T cells. What is the likely outcome of a defect in this protein? 

A. impaired secretion of immunoglobulins
B. impaired secretion of degraded antigens
C. impaired secretion of membrane attack complex
D. impaired secretion of cytokines


D. impaired secretion of cytokines

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The single-factor crosses performed by Mendel support the observation that

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