Monoclonal Antibodies (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What are monoclonal antibodies?
What are monoclonal antibodies?
Identical antibodies
From which source are monoclonal antibodies produced?
From which source are monoclonal antibodies produced?
The same immune cell
How many protein antigens can monoclonal antibodies bind to?
How many protein antigens can monoclonal antibodies bind to?
Only one
Which is a medical use of monoclonal antibodies?
Which is a medical use of monoclonal antibodies?
Pregnancy testing
What type of cells do scientists obtain from mice?
What type of cells do scientists obtain from mice?
Lymphocytes
What is a key limitation of lymphocytes?
What is a key limitation of lymphocytes?
They cannot divide
What characteristic do tumour cells have?
What characteristic do tumour cells have?
They divide rapidly
What is the combined cell of lymphocytes and tumour cells called?
What is the combined cell of lymphocytes and tumour cells called?
Hybridoma
Which cells are combined to produce a hybridoma?
Which cells are combined to produce a hybridoma?
Lymphocytes and tumour cells
What can a hybridoma produce?
What can a hybridoma produce?
Clones of itself
What do all clones of a hybridoma produce?
What do all clones of a hybridoma produce?
The same antibody
What is the final step in producing monoclonal antibodies?
What is the final step in producing monoclonal antibodies?
Collected and purified