Antisense Gene Sequences Can Be Used to Block the Transcription

question 66

Multiple Choice

Antisense gene sequences can be used to block the transcription of specific genes in a cell or group of cells.Suppose you took a cutting from a plant and treated it with an antisense gene that would block the transcription of an enzyme involved in auxin production.What would happen to your cutting?

• A)Photosynthesis would decrease.
• B)It would grow to be very tall and thin.
• C)Adventitious root growth would be greatly reduced.
• D)It would not be able to initiate a hypersensitive response.
• E)All of the above answers apply.

Comprehend the ethical foundation of principles such as informed consent and autonomy.

Evaluate ethical critiques and arguments against utilitarianism.

Grasp the ethical principles guiding medical practice including beneficence and nonmaleficence.

Understand Kant's perspective on duty and its application to medical ethics.

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