Which of the Following Forces Does Not Play a Major

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following forces does not play a major part in the adjustments of a monopolistically competitive industry toward its long-run equilibrium?

• A) profits/losses making firms enter or exit the industry
• B) firms expanding or shrinking their productive capacity
• C) introduction of new products and patents
• D) shifts in the demand curves of individual firms as the industry expands or contracts

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Definitions:

Pre-mRNA

RNA precursor to mRNA in eukaryotes; contains both introns and exons.

Exon Combinations

Variations in the assembly of exons during mRNA processing, resulting in different mRNA molecules from the same DNA sequence.

DNA Strand

One of the two long chains of nucleotides that form the double helix structure of DNA, carrying genetic information.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products.