Which signal do helper T cells respond to in the MHC II molecule?

a. missing self
b. normal self
c. non-self
d. altered self


c. non-self

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A.  cephalothorax. B.  fused corpora. C.  headless mite. D.  larval instar. E.  thoracotomy.

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About 10-15% of African Americans in the US are carriers for ____, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder in which

a defective version of the hemoglobin protein is produced. a. Duchenne muscular dystrophy b. phenylketonuria c. achondroplasia d. sickle-cell anemia e. cystic fibrosis

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Multiple sclerosis is a result of

A) demyelination of nerve cells. B) excess myelin on nerve cells. C) a decrease in postsynaptic receptors. D) blocking the nodes of Ranvier. E) proteolytic cleavage of presynaptic SNARE proteins.

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