Question 1

The protein called p53 is especially important in cancer because:

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A)   Protein p53 has the ability to prevent cells from dividing.
B)   Protein p53 has the ability to repair mutations.
C)   Protein p53 can cause damaged cells to enter programmed cell death.
D)   Protein p53 can prevent cells from dividing and cause to enter programmed cell death.
E)   All of these.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Herceptin is a

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A)   protein found in liver cancer
B)   drug designed to fight a specific type of breast cancer
C)   drug that inhibits autoimmune diseases
D)   none of theseE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following genes in normal cells can be related to oncogenes?

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A)   Cyclins, which regulate the timing of cell division.
B)   Tumor suppressing proteins.
C)   Hormone receptors on the surface of the cell.
D)   Protein kinases, which regulate the activity of cellular proteins.
E)   Oncogenes include examples of all of these.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

The capsid of a virus is composed of

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A)   DNA or RNA.
B)   protein.
C)   lipid.
D)   carbohydrate.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

More than one type of antigen can bind to an antibody, but there is only one type of antibody for each antigen.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not a feature common to all retroviruses?

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A)   Reverse Transcriptase (RT) 
B)   Retroviral Coat Protein (CP) 
C)   Retroviral Envelope Protein (EP) 
D)   Sarcoma OncogenesE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

A virus life cycle that involves the incorporation of the viral DNA into the host chromosome is

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A)   lysogeny.
B)   lytic.
C)   oncogenic.
D)   non-existent.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 14: Viruses Cancer and Immunology

The protein called p53 is especially important in cancer because:

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The capsid of a virus is composed of

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Which of the following is not a feature common to all retroviruses?

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Which of the following genes in normal cells can be related to oncogenes?

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A virus life cycle that involves the incorporation of the viral DNA into the host chromosome is

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Herceptin is a

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More than one type of antigen can bind to an antibody, but there is only one type of antibody for each antigen.

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Exam 14: Viruses Cancer and Immunology

The protein called p53 is especially important in cancer because:

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The capsid of a virus is composed of

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Which of the following is not a feature common to all retroviruses?

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Which of the following genes in normal cells can be related to oncogenes?

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A virus life cycle that involves the incorporation of the viral DNA into the host chromosome is

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Herceptin is a

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More than one type of antigen can bind to an antibody, but there is only one type of antibody for each antigen.

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