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Cell Biology

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Set 21 Cell Birth Lineage And Death

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Question 1

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The use of cell-based models to understand or treat human disease processes is aided by stem cells in all the following ways,except:

A)growth of neurons in cell culture containing mutations associated with ALS for drug screening.
B)culture of patient-specific cells to replace those lost to disease,such as for type 2 diabetes.
C)differentiation of neurons from iPS cells to replace those damaged by neurodegenerative diseases.
D)provides proof that ES cells are pluripotent and can divide to make a normal animal.

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Question 2

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In mammalian development,which of the following is the correct chronological order of events?

A)blastocyst,zygote,four-cell,compacted morula,
B)zygote,four-cell,compacted morula,blastocyst
C)compacted morula,blastocyst,zygote,four-cell
D)four-cell,compacted morula,blastocyst,zygote

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Question 3

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The first differentiation event following fertilization occurs when:

A)the morula separates from the blastocyst.
B)the trophoectoderm separates from the inner cell mass.
C)the four-cell stage undergoes cleavage to generate the eight-cell stage.
D)the zygote divides to form two cells.

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