Multiple Choice
Thymocytes that are not positively selected
A) undergo genetic reprogramming and differentiate into a different cell type
B) are exported to the periphery,where they are phagocytosed by macrophages
C) make up about 98% of developing thymocytes and die by apoptosis in the thymic cortex
D) are eliminated because of their reactivity with self antigens
E) try out different β chains to acquire reactivity with self-MHC molecules.
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