Which of the Lettered Arrows in the Following Diagram of Translation

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the lettered arrows in the following diagram of translation indicates a codon?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C

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Definitions:

Oceanic Ridge

Underwater mountain systems formed by plate tectonics, consisting of continuous volcanic mountain chains in the ocean.

Trench

A narrow, steep-sided, elongate depression of the deep seafloor, formed by bending down of a subducting oceanic plate at a convergent plate boundary; includes the deepest parts of the ocean.

Trench Rollback

Process by which a dense oceanic plate subducts into the asthenosphere, sinks, and tends to bend or roll away from the island arc.

Back-arc Rifting

A geological process occurring behind a volcanic arc, involving the stretching and cracking of the Earth's crust, leading to the formation of a new ocean basin.