A woman sustains irreversible damage to one of her lungs in a fire. Her identical twin sister, who lives in another state, offers to donate one of her lungs to her injured sibling. Would physicians view this as an organ transplant surgery with a strong chance of success?
A. Yes; the identical twins would have highly similar self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells.
B. Yes; the identical twins would have highly different self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells.
C. No; the identical twins would have highly similar self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells.
D. No; the identical twins would have highly different self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells.
Answer:A
A woman sustains irreversible damage to one of her lungs in a fire. Her identical twin sister, who lives in another state, offers to donate one of her lungs to her injured sibling. Would physicians view this as an organ transplant surgery with a strong chance of success?
A. Yes; the identical twins would have highly similar self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells. B. Yes; the identical twins would have highly different self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells. C. No; the identical twins would have highly similar self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells. D. No; the identical twins would have highly different self-proteins, and this would likely minimize rejection by cytotoxic T cells.