Stem cells and totipotency Quiz
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1. Which type of stem cell forms only one type of cell?
- A. Totipotent
- B. Pluripotent
- C. Multipotent
- D. Unipotent
2. Why can a specialised cell make only certain proteins?
- A. It has lost the other genes
- B. Only part of its DNA is translated
- C. It has no nucleus
- D. It has half the chromosomes
3. What is used to produce iPS cells from skin cells?
- A. Protein transcription factors
- B. Restriction enzymes
- C. Antibiotics
- D. Ligase
4. A patient's own iPS cells are transplanted. What is the main immunological advantage?
- A. They divide faster
- B. They are totipotent
- C. They are not rejected because they are genetically identical to the patient
- D. They avoid all tumour risk
5. Bone marrow stem cells form red cells, white cells and platelets. They are
- A. totipotent
- B. unipotent
- C. pluripotent
- D. multipotent