Nucleotides can be radiolabeled before they are incorporated into newly forming DNA and, therefore, can be assayed to track thei
r incorporation. In a set of experiments, a student-faculty research team used labeled T nucleotides to study the incorporation of labeled nucleotides into a culture of lymphocytes. They found that the lymphocytes incorporated the labeled nucleotide at a significantly higher level after a pathogen was introduced into the culture. What might they conclude from this observation? (A) The pathogen consumed radiolabeled nucleotides. (B) Infection causes lymphocytes to divide more rapidly. (C) Infection causes lymphocytes to increase in size. (D) Infection causes lymphocyte cultures to skip some parts of the cell cycle.
Nucleotides can be radiolabeled before they are incorporated into newly forming DNA and, therefore, can be assayed to track their incorporation. In a set of experiments, a student-faculty research team used labeled T nucleotides to study the incorporation of labeled nucleotides into a culture of lymphocytes. They found that the lymphocytes incorporated the labeled nucleotide at a significantly higher level after a pathogen was introduced into the culture. they might conclude from this observation is that the Infection causes lymphocytes to divide more rapidly
Lymphocytes is a type of immune cell produced in the bone marrow and present in the blood and lymphatic tissue. B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes are the two main types of lymphocytes. T lymphocytes help eliminate tumour cells and govern immune responses, whereas B lymphocytes produce antibodies. A lymphocyte is a white blood cell type.
