Which of These Gene Expression Errors Will Result in Heritable

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of these gene expression errors will result in heritable genetic change?

• A)DNA polymerase error introducing an incorrect base
• B)RNA polymerase error creating a mutated mRNA
• C)RNA polymerase error creating a mutated tRNA
• D)RNA polymerase error creating a mutated rRNA
• E)All will lead to heritable changes

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Definitions:

P(A)

The probability of event A occurring in a given statistical experiment.

P(B)

In probability, represents the likelihood or chance of a particular event B occurring.

Conditional Probability

The conditional probability of an event happening after it's established that another event has occurred.

P(B|A)

The likelihood that event B happens after event A has already taken place.