________ Patents Are the Most Common Type of Patent and Cover

question 56

Multiple Choice

________ patents are the most common type of patent and cover what we generally think of as new inventions.

• A) Value
• B) Product
• C) Method
• D) Utility
• E) Design

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Definitions:

Single-Strand Binding Proteins

Proteins that bind to single-stranded DNA during replication or repair processes, stabilizing the DNA.

DNA Primase

Enzyme that begins the process of DNA replication by synthesizing a short RNA segment complementary to the DNA template strand; this RNA strand is subsequently degraded and replaced with DNA.

ATP

For metabolism within cells, adenosine triphosphate acts as the vital molecule carrying energy.

Meselson And Stahl

Two scientists who conducted an experiment in 1958 proving that DNA replication is semi-conservative, where each of the two strands of the DNA helix serves as a template for the new strand.