Which of the Following Is the Best Description of a Gene

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best description of a gene?

• A)a protein whose amino acid sequence is encoded in a segment of DNA
• B)a collection of millions or billions of base pairs of DNA, encoding many proteins
• C)a segment of DNA that is transcribed into an mRNA, a tRNA, or an rRNA
• D)a segment of mRNA that is translated into a protein
• E)A section of the nucleus where transcription takes place.

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Definitions:

Observing Behaviors

The act of systematically watching and recording the actions and reactions of individuals or groups in order to gather data about specific conduct.

Organizational Behavior

The examination of individual and group behavior within organizational settings to understand, predict, and influence human behavior.

Critical Thinking

The intellectual process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an informed conclusion or decision.

Deductive Logic

A method of reasoning from the general to the specific, where conclusions follow necessarily from premises if those premises are true.