Use the Following Information to Answer the Questions Below

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
Some viruses can be crystallized and their structures analyzed. One such virus is Desmodium, or yellow mottle virus, which infects beans. This is a member of the tymovirus group and has a single-stranded RNA genome of ~6,300 nucleotides. Its virion is 25-30 nm in diameter, and is made up of 180 copies of a single capsid protein that self-associate to form each capsomere, which has icosahedral symmetry with 20 facets.
-If this virus has a positive RNA strand as its genome, it begins the infection by using this strand as mRNA. Therefore, which of the following do you expect to be able to measure?

• A) replication rate
• B) transcription rate
• C) translation rate
• D) accumulation of new ribosomes
• E) formation of new transcription factors

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Definitions:

Natural Rate

A term often used in economics to describe the level of output or unemployment that the economy tends toward in the long run, unaffected by short-term fluctuations.

Unemployment Rate

The percentage of the labor force that is jobless and actively looking for employment, a key economic indicator.

Estimated

Calculated approximations or predicted values based on statistical models and available data.

Teenagers

Individuals who are in the age group of 13 to 19 years.