What Is the Advantage of Using Quantum Dots as an Alternative

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of using quantum dots as an alternative to organic fluorochromes such as Cy3 and Alexa dyes?

• A) They are brighter.
• B) Their emission spectra can be precisely fine-tuned.
• C) They have a longer lifetime and bleach more slowly.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Auditory Tube

A tube that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose, helping equalize pressure in the ear; also known as the Eustachian tube.

Semicircular Canals

Three fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that help maintain balance by sensing rotation of the head.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure that is essential for hearing as it transfers sound vibrations to nerve impulses.

Vestibule

An entrance or enclosed area just inside the entrance of a building, or, in anatomy, a cavity, chamber, or channel opening into another cavity, especially of the ear, nose, or mouth.