The Virtually Universal Decline in near Vision in Middle Adulthood

question 36

Multiple Choice

The virtually universal decline in near vision in middle adulthood is called __________.

• A)myopia
• B)presbyopia
• C)conjunctivitis
• D)glaucoma

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Definitions:

AUG

The codon in mRNA that signals the start of protein synthesis, translating as the amino acid methionine in eukaryotes and as formylmethionine in prokaryotes.

tRNA

Transfer RNA, a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA sequence into a protein.

Free Amino Acids

Amino acids that are unbound to peptides or proteins, available in the cellular environment for protein synthesis or other metabolic processes.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis.