Difficulty or Inability to Digest a Specific Food Is A(n)

question 26

Multiple Choice

Difficulty or inability to digest a specific food is a(n)

• A) intestinal blockage.
• B) anaphylactic reaction.
• C) food allergy.
• D) food intolerance.

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Definitions:

Codon Sequences

Specific sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify particular amino acids during the translation process of protein synthesis.

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify the addition of a particular amino acid into a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or signal the termination of protein synthesis.

Amino Acids

The basic building blocks of proteins, consisting of a central carbon atom, an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a unique side chain.

tRNA Molecule

Transfer RNA; a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during protein synthesis.