Scenario While Working with Cultured Mouse Cells, a Researcher Unknowingly Treated

question 59

Multiple Choice

Scenario
While working with cultured mouse cells, a researcher unknowingly treated the cells with a mutagen that causes the deletion or insertion of individual nucleotides in DNA. Subsequently, the researcher isolated and cultured a single cell from this group and noticed that the progeny of this cell were not producing a certain protein, and that this affected their survival.
-The mutation that resulted from the accident was probably ________.

• A)an amino acid substitution
• B)one that changed the triplet grouping of the genetic message
• C)an error in translation
• D)a loss in regulation of gene expression

Comprehend how nonschooled and schooled children differ in memory and logical thinking tasks.

Recognize the role of formal schooling in improving cognitive performance, including logical thinking and memory.

Identify how the home environment and parental educational background affect children’s learning and cognitive development.

Assess the influence of cultural values on children's socialization and cognitive processes.

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Definitions:

Biomedical Therapist

A professional who applies principles of biology and medical science to treat and manage patients, often focusing on the biochemical underpinnings of diseases.

Free Association

Free Association is a psychoanalytic therapy technique wherein patients are invited to speak freely about their thoughts, feelings, and desires to uncover unconscious thoughts and emotions.

Exposure

The condition of being subjected to something, such as light, heat, or chemicals, or experiencing something, like an idea or disease, that can affect health or outcomes.

Transference

A phenomenon in psychoanalysis where patients project feelings about important people in their lives onto the therapist.