Multiple choice

Which among the following is a distinctive feature of B cells?

  1. Class I MHC

  2. CD3

  3. Measles virus receptor

  4. Polyclonal activation by concanavalin A

  5. Surface immunoglobulin
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E Correct answer
Explanation

B-cells express surface immunoglobulin of a specificity created by that cell's particular immunoglobulin gene recombination. A totally different gene set encodes the T-cell receptor for antigen.

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