A cell biologist is studying the role of ribonucleoproteins in normal cellular function. He prepares a cell extract using a specific cell type obtained from a 73-year-old man. Ribonucleoproteins are separated and purified from the cell extract for structural and functional analyses. These cells are found to express higher amounts of a particular protein in comparison to other cell types. This protein has reverse transcriptase activity that functions to add TTAGGG repeats to the 3' end of chromosomes. Which of the following cell types was most likely studied in this experiment?

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A cell biologist is studying the role of ribonucleoproteins in normal cellular function.  He prepares a cell extract using a specific cell type obtained from a 73-year-old man.  Ribonucleoproteins are separated and purified from the cell extract for structural and functional analyses.  These cells are found to express higher amounts of a particular protein in comparison to other cell types.  This protein has reverse transcriptase activity that functions to add TTAGGG repeats to the 3' end of chromosomes.  Which of the following cell types was most likely studied in this experiment?

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