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A person without thymus would not be able to

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reject a tissue transplant
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receive a tissue transplant
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develop an inflammatory response
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produce antibodies
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The correct option is A reject a tissue transplant
The thymus is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Within the thymus, T-cells mature. T-cells are critical to the adaptive immune system, where the body adapts specifically to foreign invaders. The thymus is the largest and most active during the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods. Removal of the thymus results in immunodeficiency because T-cells do not undergo maturation and this results in suppression of the immune system. Hence, a person without thymus would not be able to reject a tissue transplant because T-cells are suppressed.

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