Biotechnology - Animal Cell Culture and Regulation

Exercise : Animal Cell Culture and Regulation - Section 1
  • Animal Cell Culture and Regulation - Section 1
16.
During the growth of animal cells in culture, it is noticed that the cells do not look very healthy. After an investigation, this is found that there is a lot of lactic acid in the culture fluid. What is probably wrong with this culture?
Ethyl alcohol is being produced in excess
The cells have too much oxygen
Glycolysis is being inhibited
The cells do not have enough oxygen
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Range of optimum glutamine concentration present in the culture media is
1-2 mmol/litre
2-7 mmol/litre
7-15 mmol/litre
15 - 20 mmol/litre
Answer: Option
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18.
The human fibroplast is a classical example of
stable primary cell lines
established cell lines
cell transformations
none of these
Answer: Option
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19.
pH of culture medium is initially controlled by
presence of CO2
presence of bicarbonate buffer
addition of bases
none of these
Answer: Option
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20.
Which of the following abnormality, resulted from the inheritance of an unbalanced complement of chromosomes can be diagnosed through karotyping?
Down's syndrome
Turner's syndrome
Klinefelter's syndrome
all of these
Answer: Option
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