PLTW MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS UNIT
2.2 REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Plasmid - ANS - Gene of any size
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Does not integrate into the host genome
- Less efficient at entering cells
Liposome - ANS - Gene of any size
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Does not integrate into the host genome
- Less efficient at entering cells
Herpes Virus - ANS - Gene up to 20,000bp
- Nervous system cells
- Immune response
- Does not integrate into genome
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, - Less efficient at entering cells
Adeno-Associated Virus - ANS - Gene up to 5,000bp
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Integrate into genome
- Efficient at entering cells
Adeno Virus - ANS - Gene up to 7,500bp
- No cell specificity
- Immune response
- Does not integrate into genome
- Efficient at entering cells
Retro Virus - ANS - Gene up to 8,000bp
- Only diving cells
- Immune response
- Integrates into genome randomly
- Less efficient at entering cells
Lenti Virus - ANS - Gene up to 8,500bp
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Integrates into genome randomly
- Efficient at entering cells
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2.2 REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Plasmid - ANS - Gene of any size
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Does not integrate into the host genome
- Less efficient at entering cells
Liposome - ANS - Gene of any size
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Does not integrate into the host genome
- Less efficient at entering cells
Herpes Virus - ANS - Gene up to 20,000bp
- Nervous system cells
- Immune response
- Does not integrate into genome
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, - Less efficient at entering cells
Adeno-Associated Virus - ANS - Gene up to 5,000bp
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Integrate into genome
- Efficient at entering cells
Adeno Virus - ANS - Gene up to 7,500bp
- No cell specificity
- Immune response
- Does not integrate into genome
- Efficient at entering cells
Retro Virus - ANS - Gene up to 8,000bp
- Only diving cells
- Immune response
- Integrates into genome randomly
- Less efficient at entering cells
Lenti Virus - ANS - Gene up to 8,500bp
- No cell specificity
- No immune response
- Integrates into genome randomly
- Efficient at entering cells
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