A Researcher Is Studying Plant Development

question 25

Essay

A researcher is studying plant development.She isolates a mutant and discovers that the piece of DNA that is mutated does not code for a protein.However,this piece of DNA is complimentary to a gene known to function in early embryonic plant development.The mutant she identified most likely functions as an_______.
A)general transcription factor known to regulate many different genes
B)ribosomal RNA rRNA)
C)microRNA miRNA)
D)transfer RNA tRNA)
E)intron

• A)general transcription factor known to regulate many different genes
• B)ribosomal RNA rRNA)
• C)microRNA miRNA)
• D)transfer RNA tRNA)
• E)intron

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Definitions:

Memory Retention

The ability to preserve information over time through the processes of encoding, storing, and retrieving.

Relearning

The process of learning material or skills that were once learned and then forgotten, which often requires less time than the initial learning.

Short-Term Memory

The part of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding small amounts of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Explicit Memory

A type of long-term memory involving the conscious recall of facts and experiences.