Human Health and Diseases Question 90
90. A cell coded protein formed in response to infection with most animal viruses is
(a) Antigen
(b) Antibody
(c) Interferon
(d) Histone
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Answer : c
Hints & Solutions
(c) A special defence system works specially against viral infection. It has no effect on microorganism. Cells invaded by a virus produce an antiviral protein called interferon (IFN). The latter is released from the infected cell and on reaching the nearby non-infected cells it makes them resistant to the virus infection.
