KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 10. Biotechnology and Its Applications
ADA deficiency results in
- A chromosomal disorders
- B increased risk of infertility
- C decrease in the yield of crop plants
- D inability of the immune system to function normally
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(D) inability of the immune system to function normally
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(D) inability of the immune system to function normally,
ADA is an enzyme named adenosine deaminase. The deficiency of this enzyme results in severe combined immuno deficiency (SCID), in which the patient lacks functional T-lymphocytes and thus the immune system does not work property.
ADA is an enzyme named adenosine deaminase. The deficiency of this enzyme results in severe combined immuno deficiency (SCID), in which the patient lacks functional T-lymphocytes and thus the immune system does not work property.
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