Positive selection of lymphocytes refers to the
A. processing of an antigen by a macrophage.
B. proliferation of natural killer cells.
C. production of antigen-specific antibodies.
D. survival of pre-B and pre-T cells that are capable of an immune response.
E. replication of memory cells.
D
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