Use the Following Information to Answer the Next Few Questions

question 62

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the next few questions.
The enzyme polynucleotide phosphorylase randomly assembles nucleotides into a polynucleotide polymer.
-You add polynucleotide phosphorylase to a solution of ATP, GTP, and UTP. How many artificial mRNA 3 nucleotide codons would be possible?

• A) 3
• B) 6
• C) 9
• D) 27
• E) 81

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Definitions:

Variance

Variance quantifies the spread of data points around the average value, showing the extent of their dispersion.

Sample Proportions

The percentage of times a characteristic occurs in a sample as compared to the total sample size.

Population Variances

A measure of dispersion that indicates how much individual members of a population deviate from the population mean.

Rejection Region

In hypothesis testing, the range of values for which the null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis.