Irritant Laxatives Include

question 56

Multiple Choice

Irritant laxatives include:

• A) psyllium
• B) phosphate salts
• C) castor oil
• D) bran

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Definitions:

mRNA Processing

Various modifications that mRNA undergoes, which may include splicing, capping, and polyadenylation, after it is transcribed from DNA and before it is translated into a protein.

mRNA Transport

The process of moving mRNA molecules from the nucleus where they are synthesized to the cytoplasm where they undergo translation to produce proteins.

Chromatin

The complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

Alternative Splicing

A regulatory mechanism in gene expression that allows a single gene to code for multiple proteins by varying the pattern of exon splicing.