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T or F: As helper T-lymphocytes complete development in the thymus, they selectively lose their CD8 proteins so that only CD4 remains.

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True

Step-by-step explanation:

Double positive (DP) T cells expressing both CD4 and CD8. DT T cells down regulate CD8 proteins to become CD4+ T cells.

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