RESEARCH STUDY 2

question 31

Multiple Choice

RESEARCH STUDY 2.1: Charlotte is studying subliminal messages and weight loss.She is curious whether people will lose more weight if they hear subliminal messages that encourage weight loss ("don't eat that food," "you want to be thin," etc.) in the music on their iPods compared to people who do not have subliminal messages in their music.She studies 40 people and finds the following results: A change to which of the following cells will result in a different interpretation of the results of subliminal messages?

• A) A change in any cell will result in a different interpretation.
• B) A change in Cell B only will result in a different interpretation.
• C) A change in Cell C only will result in a different interpretation.
• D) A change in Cell D only will result in a different interpretation.

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Definitions:

UAA

A stop codon in the genetic code that signals the end of a protein-coding sequence in mRNA transcription.

Messenger RNA

A molecule that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it directs protein synthesis.

RNA Polymerases

Enzymes that are responsible for transcribing RNA from a DNA template, playing a key role in the process of gene expression.

Transcription

The process by which the genetic information in DNA is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA) for protein synthesis.