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After Addition of Serum to G₀-Arrested Mammalian Cells,two Classes of Genes

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After addition of serum to G₀-arrested mammalian cells,two classes of genes are expressed: early-response genes and delayed-response genes.Explain why expression of delayed-response genes is blocked by inhibitors of protein synthesis but expression of early-response genes is not.


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Diploid

Referring to a cell that contains two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, typical of the body's somatic cells.

Zygote

A zygote is the initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by sexual reproduction, following the fusion of male and female gametes.

Fetus

Developing human from about 9 weeks until birth.

Pregnancy

The condition of having a developing embryo or fetus in the body, typically in the womb, that results after fertilization of an egg by a sperm.

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