Purchase Solution

MHC uniqueness of individuals

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Find the correct answer:

The uniqueness of an individual is defined in part by the
a. Type of antibodies produced by that individual
b. Antigens to which the individual can respond
c. Ability to produce T cells after passage through the thymus
d. MHC proteins on the surfaces of the individual's cells.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The uniqueness of an individual is defined in part by MHC. The ability to produce T cells after passage through the thymus is determined.

Solution Preview

The correct answer is (d) MHC proteins on the surfaces of the individual's cells.

In theory, all individuals in a population can possess a unique complement of MHC alleles. Based upon the number and variety of HLA-A, HLA-B and ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Understanding the Musculoskeletal system

Introduce and understand basic information how the skeletal system and muscular system work in close concert with one another. And how their interaction between muscle and bone, as they work together to allow us movement.

Pregnancy Knowledge

How much do you know about being pregnant? Test your Pregnancy IQ with this quiz!

How Well Do You Know Your Body?

This quiz will assess the different systems of the human body. It will examine everything from the organs to the cellular processes that occur.

Cellular Respiration

This quiz is a review for cellular respiration.

Comfort Measures For Labor

Are you ready to doula someone through labor?

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • genetic diversity

    13827 Consequences of Genetic Diversity Human HLA genes (equivalent to MHC genes in mice) have many alleles, and no two individuals have identical alleles at all gene loci. Which of the following are consequences of this genetic diversity?

  • Multistate Health Corporation

    As an interviewee stated, "The MHC value statement says that we respect the dignity of all individuals. To exclude people below the executive level tells them they are worth less."

  • Experiment testing the role of MHC in graft rejection

    270290 Experiment testing the role of MHC in graft rejection Using various inbred strains of mice, design an experiment to determine the importance of the three classes of MHC antigens in graft rejection.

  • Human Biology: MHC

    It is possible that these CTL, recognizing a truly tumor-specific antigen, play a role in the clinical evolution of this lung cancer patient. The solution discusses MHC in human biology with lots of detail.

  • Recognition of the Antigen

    It will not be able to either displace the invariant chain in the groove of MHC class II or the chaperones of MHC class I. This non-specific peptide will therefore be degraded. Cheers! The recognition of the antigens are determined.

  • characteristics of the peptide-binding cleft and peptides bound by class I and class II MHC molecules

    Each type of MHC class I molecule binds a unique set of peptides. The peptides are 8-10 amino acids in length, and specific amino acids are required for binding to a particular MHC molecule.

  • Adenovirus 12 and Bare-Lymphocyte

    The pathogenesis of one type of BLS underscores the importance of the class I family of MHC molecules in their dual roles of preventing autoimmunity as well as defending against pathogens."

  • Duel-receptor vs. Altered Self models in T cells

    If the dual receptor hypothesis is correct, this cell should be able to recognize either antigen together with either MHC molecule (as the fused cells would posess both sets of putative dual receptors).

  • How Intracellular Pathogens Inhibit Antigens

    One virus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), has also been found to inhibit antigen presentation by both MHC class I and MHC class II. This is then only known example of MHC class II being targeted.

View More Related Solutions