A newborn who is accidentally given a drug that destroys the thymus would most likely ________.
A) lack innate immunity
B) be unable to genetically rearrange antigen receptors
C) be unable to differentiate and mature T cells
D) have a reduced number of B cells and be unable to form antibodies

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The thymus is the site of T cell differentiation and maturation, so destroying it would mean that the newborn would be unable to differentiate and mature T cells. This would significantly impair their adaptive immunity.

A Newborn Who Is Accidentally Given a Drug That Destroys