DP Biology (last assessment 2024)
Question 19N.1.HL.TZ0.1
| Date | November 2019 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 19N.1.HL.TZ0.1 |
| Level | HL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Deduce | Question number | 1 | Adapted from | N/A |
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[Maximum mark: 1]
19N.1.HL.TZ0.1
Stargardt’s disease, a genetic disorder that causes vision loss, is being treated using retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. Why are embryonic stem cells used?
A. They are already specialized for this function.
B. They are able to differentiate into the required cell type.
C. They retain stem cell properties after specialization.
D. There are no ethical issues concerning their use.
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Markscheme
B
