In an in Vitro Translation Assay Radioactive Amino Acids Can

question 9

Multiple Choice

In an in vitro translation assay radioactive amino acids can be incorporated into proteins and the proteins separated from the unincorporated amino acids (higher counts per minute indicates more protein synthesis) . Given the following data what are the conclusions that you would come to?

• A) Double stranded RNA is more efficient at inhibiting translation than antisense RNA
• B) Antisense RNA is more efficient at inhibiting translation than double stranded RNA
• C) No conclusion about the efficiency of translation inhibition can be made as the positive and negative controls did not perform appropriately
• D) The experiment did not work since the antisense fibronectin did not have an effect on amino acid incorporation.

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Definitions:

Afferent Nerves

Nerves that carry sensory information from the body's periphery towards the central nervous system.

Effectors

Organs or cells that act in response to a stimulus, executing the required response in motor functions or other activities.

Nodes of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers, which facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses along the neuron.

Nerve Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along the axons of neurons, enabling communication within the nervous system.