Some Protestors Attack the Idea of Providing Clean Needles to Intravenous

question 16

Multiple Choice

Some protestors attack the idea of providing clean needles to intravenous drug abusers. These opponents suggest that such programs draw attention away from other, more important issues like why people initially experiment with drugs. This resistance to social change is an example of:

• A) Futility
• B) Perversity
• C) Jeopardy
• D) Bureaucratization

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Definitions:

Operator

A segment of DNA to which a repressor protein binds, regulating the expression of genes by blocking the attachment of RNA polymerase to the promoter region.

RNA Polymerase

An enzyme that synthesizes RNA from a DNA template, essential for the transcription phase of protein synthesis.

Translational Controls

Regulatory mechanisms in gene expression that control the rate and timing of protein synthesis from mRNA.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures where proteins are synthesized, reading mRNA sequences and assembling amino acids into proteins based on genetic instructions.