Monoclonal antibodies are identical copies of one type of antibody.
What part of pathogens do antibodies bind to?
What is the first step in producing monoclonal antibodies?
Injecting a mouse with an antibody
Injecting a mouse with an antigen
Removing spleen cells from a mouse
What type of cells are removed from a mouse to make monoclonal antibodies?
White blood cells
Red blood cells
What are myeloma cells?
Cancerous white blood cells
Cancerous red blood cells
Cancerous spleen cells
What cells are fused to make hybridoma cells?
A spleen cell and a lymphocyte
A spleen cell and a myeloma cell
A nerve cell and a myeloma cell
What do monoclonal antibodies on pregnancy test kits bind with?
How can monoclonal antibodies treat cancer?
By taking drugs that have been attached to them to the tumour
By identifying the tumour
By binding with the tumour
What happened to patients in the 2006 drug trial for monoclonal antibodies?
Why are some people against the use of monoclonal antibodies?
They worry that some genes might spread into different species which could create a 'superbug' or 'superweed"
They think scientists are playing God
Animals are used to make them
Which of the following is not true about monoclonal antibodies?
They are slow to produce
They are expensive
They have some side effects