Which One of the Following Is an Example of a False

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is an example of a false positive?

• A) mistakenly assuming guilty test takers are guilty
• B) mistakenly assuming innocent test takers are innocent
• C) mistakenly classifying guilty test takers as innocent
• D) mistakenly classifying innocent test takers as guilty

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Definitions:

Transcription

The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

RNA Polymerases

Enzymes that synthesize RNA molecules from a DNA template during the process of transcription, key to gene expression.

Translation

The biological process of synthesizing proteins from messenger RNA sequences in the ribosomes.

tRNA Triplet

A trio of nucleotides in transfer RNA that matches a complementary codon in messenger RNA during the formation of proteins.