Directional selection is best described as

a. all polymorphic alleles preserved in a population
b. T-cell receptor interaction with peptide:MHC complexes directed to a planar interface
c. a mechanism in T cells that is analogous to affinity maturation of immunoglobulins
d. selected alleles increase in frequency in a population
e. selection of most appropriate transplant donor directed at the identification of identical or similar combinations of HLA alleles compared with the transplant recipient.


D

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