In a Solution, the Component Present in a Larger Amount

question 54

Multiple Choice

In a solution, the component present in a larger amount is called the

• A) solvent.
• B) solute.
• C) medium.
• D) colloid.
• E) solution.

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Definitions:

Nucleotide Bases

The building blocks of DNA and RNA molecules, consisting of adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), thymine (T), and uracil (U, in RNA).

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, a molecule essential for various biological roles, including coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.

Translation

Translation is a biological process by which messenger RNA is decoded by a ribosome to produce a specific amino acid chain, or polypeptide, that will fold into an active protein.

mRNA

Messenger ribonucleic acid, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where they specify the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.