You Are Working with a Gene Associated with an Essential

question 56

Multiple Choice

You are working with a gene associated with an essential pathway that is necessary at two time points in an organism's lifetime.With regard to gene regulation,you would expect the gene to be

• A)constitutive.
• B)associated with response to distinct events.
• C)induced by particular signals.
• D)repressed by particular signals.
• E)associated with response to distinct events through induction and repression signals.

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Definitions:

Brain Plasticity

, also known as neuroplasticity, is the ability of the brain to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life, influenced by learning and experiences.

Adaptive Flexibility

The ability to adjust behaviors or thoughts in response to changing environmental demands.

Reproductive Success

A measure of the number of offspring an individual produces and supports to reproductive age, which contributes to the genetic pool of the next generation.

Epigenetic Marks

Chemical modifications to DNA and histones that affect gene expression without altering the genetic sequence itself.