You have identified a new cytokine associated with the immune system that drastically reduces cell division by lymphoma cells in vivo. Develop a hypothesis and design an experiment to test your hypothesis using a model organism. Include an explanation as to why it is the best model for your experiment.
What will be an ideal response?
The hypothesis would indicate the utility of the cytokine for lymphoma treatment. The obvious model organism would be the mouse model. It shares a great many similarities to humans at the cellular, anatomical, and physiological levels. It is well characterized, and the genome has been sequenced. Further, there is a mouse model of lymphoma currently available. Mice are easy to care for and require a relatively small amount of space to maintain.
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a. monosaccharides linked in chains. b. amino acid units. c. polysaccharide units. d. condensed fatty acids.
As the population of a predator increases, the
A) population of the prey species decreases. B) birthrate of the prey species increases. C) mortality rate of the prey species decreases. D) proportion of the prey population that is captured and consumed decreases.
A relationship in which both members benefit is called
A. parasitism. B. predation. C. mutualism. D. sympatric. E. commensalism.
How does natural selection operate to cause change in a population?
a. the members of the population are equally able to survive environment change. b. the members of the population differ so that only some survive when the environment changes c. the members of the population cause environmental changes and adapt tothem. d. all the members of the population adapt to environmental changes.