The Relationship Between a Gene and a Messenger RNA Is

question 38

Multiple Choice

The relationship between a gene and a messenger RNA is that _.

• A) genes are made from mRNAs
• B) genes are structurally identical to mRNAs
• C) mRNAs make proteins, which then code for genes
• D) mRNA is directly responsible for making Okazaki fragments
• E) mRNAs are made from genes

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Definitions:

Extraneous Factors

Variables that can influence the outcome of an experiment but are not the variables being studied.

Control Group

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested groups do.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, crucial for estimating population parameters.

Matched Pairs Experiment

An experimental design where subjects are paired based on certain characteristics, and then one in each pair is randomly assigned to the treatment group, while the other receives the control.