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#Question id: 1389

Why has C. elegans proven to be a useful model for understanding apoptosis?

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C. elegans does not naturally use apoptosis, but can be induced to do so in the laboratory.
C. elegans undergoes a fixed and easy-to-visualize number of apoptotic events during its normal development.
C. elegans has large cells wherein apoptosis is easily observed without the aid of a microscope.
As C. elegans ages, its cells die progressively until the whole organism is dead.

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#Question id: 1757

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What is the first event following the production of CH germline transcripts by immunoglobulin genes?

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#Question id: 1758

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The specificity of antibody secreted by a B-cell may not be the same as that of the surface Ig of the clonal parent because of:

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#Question id: 1759

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What is the major long-term source of a foreign antigen in the body?

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#Question id: 1760

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Effector memory T-cells can be distinguished from the central memory T-cells from which they arise by:

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#Question id: 1761

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Which of the following statements is TRUE of cytokines?

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#Question id: 1762

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What do Th1 cells secrete?