How Can a Single Gene Code for More Than One

question 3

Multiple Choice

How can a single gene code for more than one protein?

• A) Different amino acid chains can be coded by the same mRNA.
• B) Different RNA polymerases transcribe it and produce different proteins.
• C) Different types of ribosomes translate the resulting mRNA, producing different proteins.
• D) The exons within an mRNA can be spliced together in different ways.

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Definitions:

Split-Brain Patient

A person who has undergone corpus callosotomy, severing the corpus callosum, to treat severe epilepsy, affecting communication between brain hemispheres.

Right Visual Field

The part of the visual environment perceived by the left half of each retina, processed primarily by the brain's left hemisphere.

Verbally Report

The act of expressing observations, thoughts, or feelings using spoken or written language.

Split-Brain Patient

An individual who has undergone a corpus callosotomy, a surgical procedure that severs the corpus callosum, resulting in the two hemispheres of the brain operating independently.