NEET 1996 · Class 12

Human Health and Disease

The interferons are

  1. (A)antigen proteins
  2. (B)antiviral proteins
  3. (C)antibiotic proteins
  4. (D)all of these

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Virus-infected cells secrete proteins called **interferons** which protect non-infected cells from further viral infection.

Chapter
Human Health and Disease
Section
7.2.1 Innate Immunity
Page
8
Words matched
14 of 14

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=0.9135, combined=0.9481). Verified: high — The span explicitly states interferons are proteins secreted by virus-infected cells that protect against viral infection, which directly matches and distinguishes the correct answer 'antiviral proteins'.

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