Riboswitches Are Folded RNAs That Act as Switches to Turn

question 62

Multiple Choice

Riboswitches are folded RNAs that act as switches to turn protein synthesis on or off in response to ________.

• A) specific codes from the DNA
• B) changes in the environment
• C) the presence or absence of ubiquitins
• D) specific tRNAs

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Definitions:

Special-Interest Effects

The impact that a small, focused group can have on policy-making to secure benefits for itself, often at the expense of the larger public interest.

Concentrated Benefits

Economic or political benefits that are narrowly distributed to a small, specific group, often leading to imbalanced influence or decision-making.

Diffuse Costs

Diffuse costs are expenses that are spread out and not easily attributed to a single product, project, or activity, often indirect in nature.

Unintended Consequences

Outcomes that are not the ones foreseen or intended by a purposeful action.