At the Lowest Level of Social Stratification in Ancient Japan

question 13

Multiple Choice

At the lowest level of social stratification in ancient Japan were the

• A)shogun.
• B)burakumin or "outcasts."
• C)samurai or "warriors."
• D)Shudra.

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Definitions:

RNA

Ribonucleic acid. Nucleic acid with roles in gene expression. Most are single-stranded chains of ribonucleotides (adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil). See messenger RNA, transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA.

Protein

Organic molecule that consists of one or more polypeptides.

Initiator tRNA

A special type of transfer RNA that begins the process of translating a mRNA molecule to a protein by carrying the first amino acid of the protein.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a single-stranded RNA molecule that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.