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The genetic defect-Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by

  • periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes having functional ADA cDNA

  • administering denosine deaminase activators

  • introducing bone marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages

  • introducing bone marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages


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periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes having functional ADA cDNA

severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) caused by adenosine deaminase deficiency (AIDA) is the first genetic disorder to be treated with gene therapy. T-cell-directed gene transfer was useful in the treatment of ADA-SCID, whereas the retroviral-mediated gene transfer to haematopoietic stem cells was insufficient for the achievement of clinical benefits.

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In a standard ECG, which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?

  • R-repolarisation of ventricles

  • S- start of systole

  • T -end of diastole

  • T -end of diastole

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Plasmodesmata are

  • lignified cemented layers between cells

  • locomotory structures

  • membranes connecting the nucleus with the plasmalemma

  • membranes connecting the nucleus with the plasmalemma

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Middle lamella is mainly composed of 

  • hemicellulose

  • muramic acid

  • calcium pectate

  • calcium pectate

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Which one of the following are the correct pairing of a body part and the kind of muscle tissue that moves it?

  • Heart wall - Involuntary unstriated muscle

  • Biceps of upper arm - smooth muscle fibres

  • Abdominal wall - Smooth muscle

  • Abdominal wall - Smooth muscle

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If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is

  • excretory fluid

  • coelomic fluid

  • haemolymph

  • haemolymph

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Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in

  • Chromatium

  • Oscillatoria

  • Rhodospirillum

  • Rhodospirillum

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In barley stem, vascular bundles are

  • open and scattered

  • closed and scattered

  • open and in a ring

  • open and in a ring

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The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is

  • maturing

  • elongating

  • widening

  • widening

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Which part of human brain is concerned with the regulation of body temperature?

  • Medulla oblongata

  • cerebellum

  • cerebrum

  • cerebrum

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