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The granulocytes similar in origin and function to basophils, but residing in tissues
Microbiology Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The granulocytes similar in origin and function to basophils, but residing in tissues
Ans → mast cells
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Ans → jaundice
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Ans → Kinyoun technique
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Ans → lag phase
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Ans → larynx
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Ans → kuru
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Q. A polymer assembled from of individual units, monomers, that bind together like building blocks
Ans → macromolecule
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Ans → leukotrienes
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Q. White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
Ans → leukocytes
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Q. Larger nucleus in ciliate protists that have two nuclei; polyploid with a reduced genome of metabolic genes and derived from the micronucleus
Ans → macronucleus
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Q. Repair of the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA, making the DNA molecule continuous
Ans → ligation
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Q. The power of a microscope (or lens) to produce an image that appears larger than the actual specimen, expressed as a factor of the actual size
Ans → magnification
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Ans → mast cells
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Q. The shorter identical peptide chains of an antibody molecule (two per antibody monomer), composed of variable and constant region segments
Ans → light chains
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Ans → light-dependent reaction
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Ans → Lactase (β-galactosidase)
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Q. A protein complex in a photosystem, containing a pigment molecule that can undergo oxidation upon excitation by a light-harvesting pigment
Ans → reaction center
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Q. Name a stage in the drying of solids, above which the drying rate is linear, at which the drying rate ceases to be linear, until it reaches the equilibrium moisture content.
Ans → critical moisture content
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Ans → lincosamides
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Q. A compound released from a natural killer cell that creates pores in the target cell through which other toxins (particularly granzymes) can gain access to the cytoplasm
Ans → perforin
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Q. the process of improving the octane number of straight-run gasoline by increasing the proportion of aromatic and branched chain alkanes.
Ans → catalytic reforming
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Q. The immunoglobulin that can cross the placenta and transfer the mother’s immunity to the developing fetus
Ans → IgG
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Q. Name an inflammatory response that involves both the brain and the membranes that surround it
Ans → meningoencephalitis
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Ans → metagenomics
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Q. The clones of cell produced by fusing a normal B cell with a myeloma cell that is capable of producing monoclonal antibodies indefinitely
Ans → hybridoma
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Q. Hypercholesterolemia is observed in the disorder(s)
Ans → Hypothyroidism, Diabetes mellitus, Nephrotic syndrome
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Ans → hyaluronidase
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Q. Name the organism that uses fixed organic carbon compounds as its carbon source
Ans → heterotroph
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Ans → Deoxyhemoglobin,
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Ans → peripheral tolerance
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Ans → granulocytes
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Ans → IgE
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Ans → heavy chains
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Ans → sterilization
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Q. The amino acids are said to be ketogenic when the carbon skeleton is finally degraded to
Ans → Acetyl CoA
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Ans → reaction center
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Ans → Gonorrheao
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Ans → Exergonic or spontaneous
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Ans → Enteropeptidase
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Ans → dextrorotatory
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Ans → R,S convention
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Ans → horizontal gene transfer
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Ans → lipopolysaccharide
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Ans → glycosidic bond
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Ans → oxidative phosphorylation
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