As of 2014, a new clinical study in the United States is testing whether cells derived from IPSCs can reverse ____
a. spinal cord injuries
b. Parkinson's disease
c. muscular dystrophy
d. heart attacks
e. blindness
ANSWER: e
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A modification of a gene or chromosome that occurs during gamete formation or early development that permanently alters the expression of that gene for the lifetime of the individual is called
A. maternal effect B. epigenetic inheritance C. epistasis D. extranuclear inheritance E. sex-linked inheritance
Cytoplasmic determinants are ____
a. key mRNA and proteins stored in the sperm cytoplasm that direct the early stages of development b. key mRNA and proteins stored in the egg cytoplasm that direct the early stages of development c. evenly distributed throughout the egg cell d. distributed symmetrically to daughter cells e. proteins from the egg and sperm cytoplasm that interact to form novel protein complexes in the zygote
Phagocytosis is
A. an example of exocytosis. B. an example of passive transport. C. an example of diffusion. D. an example of endocytosis. E. an example of facilitated diffusion.
Which chemical builds up in Tay-Sachs disease?
a. albumin b. glycogen c. amyloid d. fibrillin e. sphingolipids