A Person Is Most Likely to Recover from a Cold

question 51

Multiple Choice

A person is most likely to recover from a cold due to viral infection if the infected cells are able to perform which of the following processes?

• A) The cells can undergo normal cell division.
• B) The cells can carry on translation, at least for a few hours.
• C) The cells produce and release viral protein.
• D) The cells transcribe viral mRNA.

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Definitions:

RNA

RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a nucleic acid involved in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes, playing a key role in protein synthesis and regulation.

Chemical Composition

The identity and relative number of the elements that make up any particular compound.

Missense Mutation

A type of base-pair substitution mutation that causes one amino acid to be substituted for another in the resulting protein product. Compare with nonsense mutation.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, essential for various metabolic processes.