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This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What kind of disease can be cured with the help of gene therapy? |
| A. | Infectious |
| B. | Hereditary |
| C. | Physiological |
| D. | Acute |
| Answer» C. Physiological | |
| 2. |
What is introduced into lymphocytes to cure ADA? |
| A. | DNA |
| B. | RNA |
| C. | ADA cDNA |
| D. | Lipid |
| Answer» D. Lipid | |
| 3. |
Introduction of gene isolate from bone marrow producing ADA should be introduced at what age to permanently cure ADA? |
| A. | Teenage |
| B. | Adulthood |
| C. | Old age |
| D. | Embryonic stage |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Lymphocytes are immortal. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 5. |
A functional ADA cDNA is introduced into the patient s lymphocytes using _______ vector. |
| A. | jumping |
| B. | retroviral |
| C. | infectious |
| D. | bacterial |
| Answer» C. infectious | |
| 6. |
In the first step of gene therapy, ________ from the blood of the patient are grown in a culture outside of the body. |
| A. | red blood cells |
| B. | lymphocytes |
| C. | neurons |
| D. | platelets |
| Answer» C. neurons | |
| 7. |
______ is an alternative method to cure ADA deficiency. |
| A. | Bone marrow transplantation |
| B. | Cloning |
| C. | Hybridization |
| D. | Sequencing |
| Answer» B. Cloning | |
| 8. |
ADA deficiency is caused due to ________ of the gene for adenosine deaminase. |
| A. | addition |
| B. | change |
| C. | deletion |
| D. | multiplication |
| Answer» D. multiplication | |
| 9. |
ADA stands for _______ |
| A. | Adenine nucleotide amine |
| B. | Vitamin A deficiency |
| C. | Adenosine deaminase |
| D. | A double bond amine |
| Answer» D. A double bond amine | |
| 10. |
In 1990 the first gene therapy was given to treat which deficiency? |
| A. | Smallpox |
| B. | Vitamin E |
| C. | Protein |
| D. | Adenosine deaminase |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
In which year was the first clinical gene therapy given? |
| A. | 2010 |
| B. | 1990 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» C. 1995 | |