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Two Proteins, Rag-1 and Rag-2, Catalyze VDJ Recombination

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Two proteins, Rag-1 and Rag-2, catalyze VDJ recombination.What is the likely outcome of a deletion of the Rag genes?


A) mild susceptibility to infection due to T cell defects
B) increased antibody diversity from B cells
C) severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) of both B and T cells
D) increased resistance to infection due to enhanced B and T cell function

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