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| Name the 3 components of an RNA nucleotide |
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Ribose nitrogenous base phosphate |
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| State 2 differences between the structure of DNA and that of RNA |
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DNA has deoxyribose, RNA has ribose DNA double helix, RNA single helix DNA has base Thymine, RNA has Uracil |
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| What bond is formed between nuleotides making up a strand of DNA? |
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| What is meant by complementary base pairing? |
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| Cytosine binds only to Guanine, Thymine (or Uracil) to Adenine |
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| What type of bond joins the complementary bases in the double helical DNA molecule |
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| Why are genetically engineered bacteria grown in a fermenter? |
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Provides ideal conditions for rapid growth and large quantities produced in short time Temp and pH controlled Sterile environment Easy to control factors to enable rapid growth |
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| What is the name of cells responsible for the production of antibodies? |
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| A person belongs to blood group A. Which blood group antibodies are present in their blood? |
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| People of a certain blood group are called universal recipients-which blood group is it? |
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| What is meant by passive immunity |
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| Antibodies are given to a person ready made-they have not been made by their own immune (B) cells |
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| What is meant by artificial active immunity? |
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| Vaccination with inactivated or dead pathogens. This causes antibodies to be produced in response to the pathogen antigens leading to the production of B memory cells |
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| What type of immune response do B memory cells enable |
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| (rapid) secondary response |
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| T cells secrete chemicals which select particular B cells causing them to rapidly divide by mitosis. What name do we give these chemicals |
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| What is meant by a plasma clone |
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| A rapidly dividing group of B cells that have been stimulated by T cell cytokines |
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