What Happened in an Experiment Where Normal Cultured Human Cells

question 64

Multiple Choice

What happened in an experiment where normal cultured human cells were infected with a virus that carried DNA encoding for the telomerase catalytic subunit?

• A) The cells underwent more cell divisions than normal.
• B) The cells underwent fewer cell divisions than normal.
• C) The cells died almost immediately.
• D) The cells did not express the foreign telomerase gene.
• E) The cell cycle shortened.

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Definitions:

Excess Supply

A situation where the quantity of a good supplied is greater than the quantity demanded at a given price.

Demand Shifts

Refers to the change in the quantity of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices, caused by factors other than the price of the product itself.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, resulting in market balance.

Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of goods or services supplied that is equal to the quantity demanded at the market equilibrium price.