Regarding Exons, Which, If Any, of the Following Statements Is

question 29

Multiple Choice

Regarding exons, which, if any, of the following statements is correct?

• A) Some exons in protein-coding genes consist of noncoding DNA.
• B) The first exon of a protein-coding gene always contains the translational start site.
• C) The last exon of a protein-coding gene always contains the normal termination codon.
• D) A coding exon is always translated in just one of the three possible forward reading frames.

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Definitions:

Radical Reconstruction

The period after the American Civil War when the federal government took extensive measures to reintegrate and rebuild the Southern states, and to grant rights to freed slaves.

Interracial Governments

Governmental bodies or systems that include members of different racial or ethnic groups, particularly within contexts of diversity and inclusion.

Carpetbaggers

Derisive term for northern emigrants who participated in the Republican governments of the Reconstruction South.

Scalawags

A derogatory term used during the Reconstruction era to describe southern whites who supported the Republican Party's reconstruction policies.