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Yi-Chen

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Which of the following is evaluated using fluorochrome dyes that are bound to monoclonal antibodies?
 
  a. Membrane antigens
  b. Nuclear complexity
  c. Number of lymphocytes
  d. Cell size

Question 2

Staining a sample with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) dyes such as propidium iodide is done to determine cell:
 
  a. Viability
  b. Ploidy
  c. Lineage
  d. Chromosome number



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The presence or absence of specific membrane antigens is detected using monoclonal antibodies to which fluorochrome dyes are bound.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Flow cytometry must be performed on viable cells; thus assessment of cell viability is routinely determined before analysis. Propidium iodide is a dye that stains DNA and permits this evaluation.



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