If a Cell Is Fused with Another Cell, Which of the Following

question 15

Multiple Choice

If a cell is fused with another cell, which of the following would be the best example of a trans-mechanism of epigenetic control?

• A) A gene that is originally silenced in one cell but expressed in the other is silenced in the hybrid
• B) A gene that is originally silenced in one cell but expressed in the other is still expressed in the hybrid.
• C) The methylation pattern of the same gene from either cell is not altered
• D) There are no examples that could conform to a trans-mechanism

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