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  • Question
  • Difficulties with somatic gene therapy arise from all of the following except


  • Options
  • A. GVHD caused by mature T cells in the transplanted cells
  • B. inserting a gene so that it will function properly
  • C. limited life span of more mature hematopoietic cells
  • D. transducing genetic material into stem cells

  • Correct Answer
  • GVHD caused by mature T cells in the transplanted cells 


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    • 1. Proteins and macromolecular structures take on their higher order structures

    • Options
    • A. by self-assembly
    • B. with the help of molecular chaperons
    • C. with the help of precursor sequences that are removed from the final structures
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. In some organelles in eukaryotes, the genetic code for some codons

    • Options
    • A. differs from that used in prokaryotes
    • B. are same
    • C. are partially same
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Transcription factors are

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    • A. promoters
    • B. proteins which bind to DNA and regulate transcription
    • C. TATA boxes
    • D. CATT boxes
    • Discuss
    • 4. What is the relationship between wavelength and wave number?

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    • A. Wavenumber = 1 / wavelength in centimeters
    • B. Wavenumber - wavelength in nanometers = 1
    • C. Wavelength in nanometers x wavenumber = 1
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Palmitate has 16 carbon atoms with

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    • A. 2 double bonds
    • B. 3 double bonds
    • C. One double bond
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following pair will produce complementary sticky ends?

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    • A. Eco RI & MspI
    • B. Msp I & HPA II
    • C. Sau 3A & Bam HI
    • D. Mbo I & Sau 3A
    • Discuss
    • 7. The strength of an acid depends on

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    • A. number of neutrons gain
    • B. electronegativity
    • C. number of double bonds
    • D. number of protons released
    • Discuss
    • 8. The enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of PIP2 into two molecules of inositol triphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol in cell signaling, is

    • Options
    • A. phosphokinase C
    • B. phospholipase C
    • C. phosphodiesterase C
    • D. lipokinase
    • Discuss
    • 9. Why is the TCA cycle the central pathway of metabolism of the cell?

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    • A. It occurs in the center of the cell
    • B. Its intermediates are commonly used by other metabolic reactions
    • C. All other metabolic pathways depend upon it
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. When living organisms are cooled below some critical body temperature, the metabolic reactions within their cells cease to function properly. This malfunction occurs because

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    • A. their enzymes lose the proper three-dimensional shape
    • B. enzyme active sites become permanently bound to substrates
    • C. the activation energy for the reaction is raised
    • D. there is insufficient molecular motion for substrates to interact
    • Discuss


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