T Cells

question 39

Multiple Choice

T cells

• A) are important in long-term immunity because they form memory cells
• B) can release as many as 2000 antibodies a second
• C) can release poisons that can directly kill cells
• D) form plasma cells when activated

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Definitions:

Genetic Code

The set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA) is translated into proteins by living cells.

Mitosis

A process of cell division in eukaryotic cells that results in two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell, crucial for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction.

Multifactorial Problems

Problems that stem from the interaction of heredity and environmental factors.

Heredity

The genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring.