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#Question id: 5703


Robertsonian translocation is reciprocal exchange of genetic segment between two acrocentric chromosomes. Which of the following is incorrect statement?

#8. Inheritance Biology
  1. Translocation resulting karyotype in humans leaves only 45 chromosomes

  2. Robertsonian translocations carrier individuals are not associated with any phenotypic abnormalities

  3. All gamete of Robertsonian translocations carrier are unbalanced gametes that lead to miscarriages or abnormal offspring

  4. Carriers of Robertsonian translocations involving chromosome 21 have a higher risk of having a child with Down syndrome

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#Question id: 1393

#4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

In research on aging (both cellular aging and organismal aging), it has been found that aged cells do not progress through the cell cycle as they had previously. Which of the following, if found in cells or organisms as they age, would provide evidence that this is related to cell signalling?

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#Question id: 1394

#4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Apoptosis involves all but which of the following?

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#Question id: 1395

#4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following mutations would promote malignancy in cells whose proliferation is inhibited by TGFβ?

a. overexpression of Smad2               

b. loss of Smad 4

c. overexpression of TGFβ receptor I

d. loss of TGFβ receptor II

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#Question id: 1396

#4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Trks are:

a. endonucleases.        b. transmembrane receptors.   c. proteases.     d. protein kinases.      

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#Question id: 1397

#4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The vertebrate equivalent of CED-9 is:

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#Question id: 1398

#4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following properties is (are) characteristic of a benign tumor?

a. well differentiated              b. localized to tissue of origin             c. metastatic               

d. promotes angiogenesis        e. surrounded by a fibrous capsule