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Question
Highlight the role of thymus as a lymphoid organ.
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Solution
The thymus is one the primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Maturation of lymphocytes occurs in the thymus. T-cells produced in the bone marrow get matured in the thymus and are released from here.
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