Bone Marrow Has Been Transplanted into a Recipient

question 17

Multiple Choice

Bone marrow has been transplanted into a recipient. STR analysis was performed on whole blood from the recipient 6 months after the transplant by PCR, followed by capillary gel electrophoresis with fluorescence measurement of amplicons. For the TPOX locus, the donor and recipient do not share alleles. The fluorescence of the TPOX locus for the donor peak was 15693, and the fluorescence of the TPOX locus for the recipient peak was 5329. What is the percentage of recipient cells remaining?

• A) 25%
• B) 34%
• C) 66%
• D) 75%

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Definitions:

MC

Marginal Cost, the increase or decrease in the total cost of a production run for making one additional unit of an item.

AFC

Average Fixed Cost represents the fixed expenses of a firm divided by the quantity of output produced.

Variable Inputs

Inputs or resources whose usage level can be changed in the short term to match the level of production output.

Property Resources

Physical and intangible entities that generate economic value owned by individuals or companies.