Victoria Is Very Concerned About Giving Her Son Kingsley Medication

question 65

Multiple Choice

Victoria is very concerned about giving her son Kingsley medication to treat his hyperactivity.She read that the use of prescription medications to treat ADHD places children at increased risk for later substance abuse.If she were to treat her son with medication, which would be the best one to give him that would address these concerns?

• A)Ritalin
• B)Concerta
• C)Adderall
• D)Strattera

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Definitions:

5' Cap

A feature of eukaryotic mRNA consisting of a modified guanine nucleotide added to the 5' end, important for mRNA stability and translation.

mRNA Molecule

A variety of RNA responsible for transporting genetic data from DNA to the ribosome, the site of protein synthesis.

Adenine

A nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

Thymine

One of the four nucleobases in the DNA molecule represented by the letter T, pairing with adenine (A).