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In an Experiment, Jay and Alissa Are Injected with the Same

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In an experiment, Jay and Alissa are injected with the same concentration of a harmless drug. The purpose of the drug is to create arousal in the subjects who are injected. After a while, the arousal manifests as anger in Jay and as happiness in Alissa. Jay felt angry that he was injected with an unknown substance, but Alissa was happy to be a part of the experiment. These experimental findings can be explained by the _________.


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RNA Molecule

A nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures that facilitate the translation of mRNA into proteins by linking amino acids together.

Ricin

A highly toxic protein derived from the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, used historically in bioterrorism and research.

DNA Template

A strand of DNA that serves as a guide for the synthesis of complementary RNA molecules during transcription.

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