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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