To treat severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) by gene therapy, a patient’s white blood cells are removed,
followed by the delivery of a normal gene into the cells. The altered cells are then returned to the patient’s body. This is
an example of _____ gene therapy.
a. enhancement
b. germ-line
c. viral
d. in vivo
e. ex vivo
e
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A physician finds that a nine-year-old male patient is entering puberty much earlier than is usual. Such a condition is most likely the result of a tumor in the _____
A) hypothalamus, producing elevated levels of testosterone B) anterior pituitary, producing elevated levels of testosterone C) testes, producing elevated levels of estrogen D) anterior pituitary, producing elevated levels of gonadotropin-stimulating hormone
Unlike Giardia, most members of the Fornicata are harmless symbionts.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following types of contractions generate the greatest force?
A. lengthening contractions B. shortening contractions C. isometric contractions D. contractions with rapid shortening velocities E. contractions with shortening velocities equal to zero
Rubisco can add O2 to RuBP, which generates
a. two molecules of 3PGA. b. two molecules of phosphoglycolate. c. three molecules of 3PGA. d. one molecule of G3P. e. a molecule of 3PGA and a molecule of phosphoglycolate.