A Scientist Fused a Mouse Cell and a Human Cell

Multiple Choice

A scientist fused a mouse cell and a human cell, then treated the cell with specific antibodies covalently linked to colored fluorescent dyes (antibodies to mouse proteins were labeled green; antibodies to human proteins were labeled red) . Forty minutes later, what will the researcher observe?

A) The fused cell will still be half red and half green.
B) The red and green fluorescent labels will be uniformly distributed throughout the entire membrane.
C) The red and green labels will be distributed in intermingled patches.
D) The red and green labels will flash intermittently.
E) The red and green labels will be distributed in a swirling pattern.