One Suggestion Regarding the Roles of Dopamine and Opioids in the Brain

question 14

Multiple Choice

One suggestion regarding the roles of dopamine and opioids in the brain is that:

• A) dopamine is involved in "wanting" a drug, whereas opioids are involved in "liking" a drug.
• B) opioids are involved in "wanting" a drug, whereas dopamine is involved in "liking" a drug.
• C) dopamine and opioids are both involved in "wanting" a drug.
• D) dopamine and opioids are both involved in "liking" a drug.

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Definitions:

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that code for specific amino acids during protein synthesis or signal the termination of protein elongation.

Codon Sequence

A specific sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that specifies the addition of a particular amino acid to a protein chain during biosynthesis.

Amino Acid Sequence

The amino acid sequence is the order in which amino acids are linked together via peptide bonds to form a protein.

Synthesizes Proteins

The process by which cells build proteins from amino acids based on the instructions encoded in genes.