The Purpose of the Institutional Review Board Is to Approve

question 13

True/False

The purpose of the Institutional Review Board is to approve, monitor, and review any research that involves humans and animals.

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Definitions:

Complementary Strand

The sequence of DNA or RNA that is the precise partner or counterpart to a given DNA or RNA sequence, adhering to base pairing rules.

Template DNA

The strand of DNA that serves as the guide for synthesizing a complementary strand during DNA replication or transcription.

Replication

The method whereby a double-helix DNA molecule replicates itself to create two duplicate DNA molecules.

DNA Polymerase

An enzyme that plays a critical role in DNA replication, facilitating the synthesis of a new strand of DNA by adding nucleotides matched to the template strand.