Which of the Following Molecules of RNA Would You Predict

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following molecules of RNA would you predict to be the most likely to fold into a specific structure as a result of intramolecular base-pairing?

• A)5′-CCCUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAGGG-3′
• B)5′-UGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUGUG-3′
• C)5′-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-3′
• D)5′-GGAAAAGGAGAUGGGCAAGGGGAAAAGGAGAUGGGCAAGG-3′

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Definitions:

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of values in a population, indicating how much variation exists from the average.

Variance

The measure of how far each number in the dataset is from the mean and from each other, indicating the spread of the distribution.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; a high standard deviation indicates that the values are spread out over a wider range.

Coefficient Of Variation

The coefficient of variation is a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution, expressed as a percentage of the mean.