What would happen if a Pro-T cell in the process of becoming a Pre-T cell randomly adds a stop codon in the middle of its alpha chain during its first attempt at recombination?
a. The cell dies
b. The cell gets a second chance trying to recombine on the other chromosome in the pair, but will die if the second change is unsuccessful
c. The cell is able to function with just part of an alpha chain
d. The cell will continue to use the pTalpha protein throughout its life and function without any alpha chain