Your Patient Has a Fever of 39^oC, Sore Throat, Cough

question 69

Multiple Choice

Your patient has a fever of 39^oC, sore throat, cough, and chest pain. You ask her whether she has had pneumococcal vaccine this year, which protects against the the 23 most common strains of the causative bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. She says she has not. Your patient has a number of questions that you answer to help her understand the genetics of the organism causing her illness.
-You explain that transcription starts at a particular region on the DNA template called the ________, and ends at a sequence called the ________.

• A) promoter; stop codon
• B) promoter; terminator
• C) start codon; terminator
• D) start codon; stop codon
• E) initiator; terminator

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Definitions:

LLC

A limited liability company, which is a business structure that combines the pass-through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation.

Distribution of Profits

The allocation of a company's earnings to its shareholders or owners, typically in the form of dividends.

Dissolution

The official termination of an entity's existence, such as a corporation or partnership, through legal processes.

General Partner

A member of a partnership who has full liability for the debts of the partnership and participates in its management.