Where are B-cells and T-cells formed? Ho | Class 12 Biology Chapter Human Health and Disease, Human Health and Disease NCERT Solutions

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Where are B-cells and T-cells formed? How do they differ from each other?

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Both type of lymphocytes and other cells of the immune system are produced in the bone marrow. B and T lymphocytes are different from each other in the following aspects.

B- lymphocytes (B- cell)	T- lymphocytes (T- cell)
They form humoral or antibody mediated immune system.	They form cell- mediated immune system.
They mature in bone marrow.	They mature in thymus gland.
They produce antibody against antigen.	They directly attack the antigen or attach B- cells to produce antibody.
They do not respond to organ transplantation.	They respond to organ transplantation.
They form by division plasma cells.	They form by division lymphoblasts of three types: Killer, helper and suppressor cells.

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