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Quiz by Michael Jardine, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Michael Jardine
over 7 years ago
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Question 1
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True or false:
Cells which have entered senescence have a large, flattened morphology "like poached eggs".
Answer
- True
- False
Question 2
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Mutations in p53 and/or Rb can lead to:
Answer
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Bypassing senescence and crisis.
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Bypassing senescence and entering crisis.
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Entering crisis.
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[none of the above]
Question 3
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Cells in "crisis" have which of the following traits?
(select all that apply)
Answer
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Massive cell death
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Reduced cell death
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Increased genomic stability
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Genomic instability
Question 4
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The Hayflick limit is:
Answer
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The number of divisions a cell can undergo before entering senescence.
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(not this one)
Question 5
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Telomeres shorten by ~[blank_start]_____[blank_end] bp with each round of cell division.
Answer
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5 - 15
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50 - 150
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500 - 1,500
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5,000 - 15,000
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130 - 210
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2,000 - 40,000
Question 6
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There are two [main?] telomere maintenance mechanisms. These are Telomerase and ALT.
What does ALT stand for?
[blank_start]_____[blank_end]
Answer
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Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres
Question 7
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Which [non-cancerous] cell type does NOT have shortening telomeres during replication?
Answer
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Germ line cells
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Stem cells
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Cardiomyocytes
Question 8
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Telomerase is:
Answer
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An enzyme
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A protein
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A molecule
Question 9
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Which telomere maintenance mechanism is used in the majority of cancers?
Answer
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Telomerase
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ALT
Question 10
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Telomerase can be detected using which of the following methods:
(select all that apply)
Answer
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TRAP (Telomere Repeat Amplification Protocol) assay
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TRF (Terminal Restriction Fragment) assay
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APBs (ALT-associated PML Bodies)
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C-circle assay
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Movement of the telomere tag
Question 11
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ALT can be detected using which of the following methods?
(select all that apply)
Answer
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TRAP (Telomere Repeat Amplification Protocol) assay
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TRF (Terminal Restriction Fragment) assay
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APBs (ALT-associated PML Bodies)
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C-circle assay
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Movement of the telomere tag
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