Xylem Is Specialized for Transporting Water and Dissolved Nutrients

question 53

True/False

Xylem is specialized for transporting water and dissolved nutrients.

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Definitions:

Promoter Regions

Specific DNA sequences where RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription of genes.

Operator

In genetics, a segment of DNA to which a repressor binds, controlling the expression of genes; in mathematics, a function or symbol that represents a function from a set of numbers.

Polyadenylation

That part of eukaryotic mRNA processing in which multiple adenine-containing nucleotides (a poly-A tail) are added to the 3' end of the molecule.

Prokaryotic mRNA

Messenger RNA found in prokaryotic organisms that is used to carry genetic information from DNA for protein synthesis.