The Study of the Effects of Poisons,their Detection and Identification

question 40

Multiple Choice

The study of the effects of poisons,their detection and identification and their antidotes is known as

• A)alkaloidism.
• B)carcinogenic testing.
• C)berylliosis.
• D)toxicology.

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Definitions:

Gene Expression

The process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule.

Target mRNA

Messenger RNA molecules identified for binding by specific proteins or molecules, typically for the purpose of regulating gene expression.

Translation

Translation is a process in molecular biology through which messenger RNA (mRNA) is decoded by a ribosome to produce a specific amino acid chain, or polypeptide, that will then fold into an active protein.

Proteolytic Processing

This refers to the enzymatic breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or amino acids.