How Could You Identify Potential Riboswitches with Bioinformatics Tools

question 15

Multiple Choice

How could you identify potential riboswitches with bioinformatics tools?

• A) Advanced 3D modeling techniques of mRNA folding would be necessary because complementary nucleotide binding predictions would not be useful.
• B) Locate short regions of an individual transcript with several complementary sites.
• C) Identify homologous sRNAs in other organisms.
• D) Identify several complementary mRNAs encoded in the genome.

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Definitions:

Direct Materials

Raw materials that can be directly traced to the manufacturing of a product and are a significant portion of the production cost.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed costs as period costs.

Contribution Margin

The difference between sales revenue and variable costs, indicating how much revenue contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Manufacturing Margin

The difference between the cost of goods sold by a manufacturing company and its total sales, reflecting the gross margin specific to manufacturing operations.