Gene therapy is used to treat defects in__________.a) Somatic cell.                                          b) Organ c) Tissue d) Reproductive Cell

Q: ___________ anti-bodies are now used for treatment of cancer.a) Monoclonal b) Diclonal c) Natural d)…

A: Cancer is a disease which involves abnormal cells growth with the potential to invade or spread to…

Q: A vaccine that employs a toxoid is based upon a ______. A) antibody B) attenuated virus C) histamine…

A: A vaccination is a pharmacological substance that enhances a person's resistance to specific…

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A: Cancer in simple term can be referred to a set of diseases which are caused by the production of an…

Q: A) B) C) D) E) 8) List 5 ways that the current novel coronavirus and the disease it causes differs…

A: The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is a respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It…

Q: What is the effect of the excessive rate of apoptosis? a) AIDS b) Fever c) Atrophy d) Sneezing

A: Apoptosis is a programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms as a natural part of…

Q: In his work with pneumonia-causing bacteria andmice, Griffith found that(A) the protein coat from…

A: Griffith has conducted experiments on mice by injecting live and dead strains of bacteria inside…

Q: Which statement(s) indicates one or more benefits of electroporation? A.) Possibility of…

A: Electroporation The method of making hybrid DNA in cells.

Q: Somatic gene therapy_______.a) affects spermb) affects eggc) affects progenyd) affects body cell

A: Gene therapy is a novel technique that is used to correct the defective genes. In this technique, it…

Q: Your friend is complaining about recurrent pain in her leg. Her doctor ordered an xray to rule out a…

A: Xray is done to rule out any bone injuries.

Q: Why must a new flu vaccine be manufactured annually? A.) The flu causes mutations in the host cell…

A: Introduction  We are surrounded by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungus etc. Every…

Q: Which is not needed to clone an animal? A)sperm for a donor animal B)nucleus from an adult animal…

A: Cloning is the process of producing individuals with identical or virtually identical DNA, either…

Q: One therapeutic product now available due to recombinant DNA technology is A) penicillin. B)…

A: Therapeutic products (or pharmaceuticals) are the health products generally used as therapeutic,…

Q: The drug vincristine, which prevents polymerization of tubulin, is used as a chemotherapeutic agent…

A: Vincristine is a chemotherapeutic medication that belongs to the vinca alkaloids family of…

Q: A substance that is used to prevent viral diseases is called? a.) vaccine b.) Neosporin c.) Hydrogen…

A: Introduction  A virus is an infectious microorganism made up of a protein-coated segment of nucleic…

Q: Which of the following mutations is MOST likely to cause cancer? A) a mutation that causes a cyclin…

A: Introduction- Cancer is a caused by the disturbances in the  controls which regulate cells and this…

Q: In Germ line gene therapy, __________.a) Egg and sperm of the parents are changed b) Sperm of the…

A: Gene therapy requires the use of genes to cure disease. It represents a quantum leap in our approach…

Q: The ________ clones are developed by nuclear transfer into the host cell.a) Artificial b) Natural c)…

A: Cloning is a genetically manipulating procedure that results in a genetically identical cell or…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a feature of genetic reassortment? A)  a host cell is coinfected with…

A: Genetic reassortment is the changes in the genome of the virus that affect the host. This helps in…

Q: Most human viruses associated with cancers activate:  a.) nuclear factor-kB (NF-kb) b.) apoptosis…

A: Cancer is a pathological condition characterized by uncontrolled cell division, proliferation and…

Q: Which of the following is not associated with gene therapy SCID patients A) utilizes an enzyme to…

A: Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID): it is an inherited primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD)…

Q: Over time, how does a virus normally become more able to to infect a host organism and be…

A: Answer  a) mutations

Q: The flu virus in flu vaccines is a dead virus. The term to describe the virus in this situation is…

A: Correct answer is B

Q: b) What is one reason that it is challenging to treat cancer?

A: The uncontrolled set of cell divisions give rise to cancer cells. This happens so, when the control…

Q: In Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast), what is the term for the production of asexual cells? (a)…

A: Viruses are infectious microorganism made up of a genomic segment, either DNA or RNA, encased in a…

Q: What is a retroviral modification ?

A: Retroviruses are a type of virus in the viral family called Retroviridae. They use RNA as their…

Q: What does a restriction enzyme do? O a) Delivers recombinant DNA to target cells. O b) Cuts DNA at a…

A: Recombinant DNA technology is the emerging branch in biotechnology which has a great potential. It…

Q: 50) Genetic engineering is considered the new ___________ revolution in microbiology. a) genetic b)…

A: Genetic engineering also known as genetic modification or recombinant DNA technology involves…

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Q: A. In practice, U.S. [ Select ] ["eugenics", "gene therapy", "recombinant DNA", "population…

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: What is not true with CT Scan?     A) Combines many X-ray images B) Scanning is often painful C)…

A: KEY WORDS :- C T Scan - Computed Tomography scan.

Q: Mutations that occur during the process of DNA replication: A) almost always lead to genetic…

A: OptionA This is incorrect because silent mutation are example of such mutation which doesn't cause…

Q: The word _________ refers only to living species.a) Clone b) Gene c) Allele d) Vaccine

A: Anything can be considered living if it shows the following characteristics; growth, movement,…

Q: Transgenic organisms are generallya) Extinct organismsb) Naturally occurring and endemicc) Produced…

A: Transgenic organisms are also called as genetically modified organism as they have a foreign DNA…

Q: Southern blotting technique is used ina) Monoclonal antibody productionb) In vitro culturec) Genetic…

A: Southern blotting is a laboratory technique that is used to detect specific DNA sequences in blood…

Q: Why and nucleus transplantation technology still dangerous? are recombinant DNA technology

A: Recombinant DNA technology is joining together of DNA molecules from two different species.  The…

Q: Which of the following is inconsistent with the central dogma? a) An RNA molecule that can…

A: The concept of the central dogma was proposed by Francis Crick. The central dogma is a concept in…

Q: Gene therapy is the means to treat or even cure genetic and acquired diseases like _____.a) Cancer…

A: The approach in the medical science that aims to cure a disease by the delivery of nucleic acids via…

Q: ___________ are employed to kill the infectious germs and cure a disease.a) Antigens b) Antibiotics…

A: Germs are the living organisms that cause diseases in humans and other living beings.

Q: You treat some cancer cells with a new therapeutic that you hope will kill them. You run an MTT…

A: The colorimetric assay by using the reagent MTT or…

Q: This picture shows normal blood cells, which are round, and sickle cells, which appear much longer.…

A: Sickle cell anemia is defined as an inherited red blood cell abnormality where there aren't enough…

Q: Which stain is used to diagnose hairy cell leukemia?   Question 14 options:…

A: The objective of the question is to identify the specific stain used in the diagnosis of a type of…

Q: Electrophoresis helps to separatea) DNA segmentsb) Cells from DNAc) Tissuesd) RNA from DNA

A: Molecular biology concerns the study of cellular molecules.

Q: If a cell makes a mistake copying its DNA when getting ready to divide, at which checkpoint will the…

A: The cell cycle is a complicated cycle where the cell undergoes growth and replication of both the…

Q: Which condition is correct based on the growth of cells at the beginning? A) Cells are in small…

A: Cell growth refers to an increase in the total mass of a cell including both cytoplasmic,nuclear and…

Q: ________ clones include identical twins.a) Natural b) Artificial…

A: Twins refer to two or more offspring produced at the time of same pregnancy. There are two types of…