Question

Transformed cell lines are immortal.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

My enquiry is from Guidelines for Choosing Host-Vector Systems in section Utilizing Genetically Engineered Organisms & Medical Applications of Bioprocess Engineering of Bioprocess Engineering

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) True

Easy explanation: Cells that can be propagated indefinitely are called continuous, immortal, or transformed cell lines. Cancer cells are naturally immortal. All cancerous cell lines are transformed, although it is not clear whether all transformed cell lines are cancerous.