Which of the Following Statements About the Production and Use

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the production and use of monoclonal antibodies is incorrect?

• A)Production of monoclonal antibodies requires a purified form of antigen.
• B)A monoclonal antibody has specificity for only one epitope of an antigen.
• C)B cells are fused with a tumor cell called a myeloma,to immortalize the resulting hybridoma.
• D)Monoclonal antibodies made in mice have limited therapeutic potential.
• E)Humanized monoclonal antibodies reduce complications associated with using mouse monoclonal antibodies.

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Definitions:

Fold and Thrust Belt

A series of mountainous folds and thrust faults that develop near convergent tectonic plate boundaries, where one plate is forced over another.

Foreland Basin

A foreland basin is a structural depression that forms adjacent to a mountain range due to flexural subsidence, filling with sediments eroded from the associated orogeny (mountain-building process).

Back-Arc Rifting

A geological process in which the crust behind a volcanic arc stretches and thins, often leading to the formation of a new ocean basin.

Michigan Basin

A geological basin in the United States characterized by layers of sedimentary rock, indicative of its history as an ancient sea bed.