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A-LevelBiologyThe mitotic cell cycle9700/12 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q391 Mark

The enzyme telomerase prevents loss of telomeres after many mitotic cell cycles. Which types of white blood cell involved in an autoimmune condition will contain active telomerase?

Amature B-lymphocyte plasma cells: ✓, neutrophils: ✓, helper T-lymphocyte memory cells: ✓
Bmature B-lymphocyte plasma cells: ✓, neutrophils: x, helper T-lymphocyte memory cells: ✓
Cmature B-lymphocyte plasma cells: x, neutrophils: x, helper T-lymphocyte memory cells: ✓
Dmature B-lymphocyte plasma cells: x, neutrophils: ✓, helper T-lymphocyte memory cells: ✓

✓ Correct answer

C: mature B-lymphocyte plasma cells: x, neutrophils: x, helper T-lymphocyte memory cells: ✓

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The mitotic cell cycle, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 39.

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