A Scientist Fused a Mouse Cell and a Human Cell

question 79

Multiple Choice

A scientist fused a mouse cell and a human cell, then treated the cell with specific antibodies covalently linked to colored fluorescent dyes (antibodies to mouse proteins were labeled green; antibodies to human proteins were labeled red) . Forty minutes later, what will the researcher observe?

• A) The fused cell will still be half red and half green.
• B) The red and green fluorescent labels will be uniformly distributed throughout the entire membrane.
• C) The red and green labels will be distributed in intermingled patches.
• D) The red and green labels will flash intermittently.
• E) The red and green labels will be distributed in a swirling pattern.

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