Obesity Is Probably Caused by

question 151

Multiple Choice

 Obesity is probably caused by

• A) one gene that results in your body not using nutrients properly.
• B) eating the same amount that thin people eat.
• C) a number of complex, interacting factors.
• D) the same factors in humans as in other mammals.

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Definitions:

Polypeptide Production

The process of synthesizing polypeptides, which are long chains of amino acids, through transcription and translation of genetic information.

Initiation

The start phase in various biological and chemical processes, such as the beginning of DNA replication or protein synthesis.

Elongation

In the context of protein synthesis, elongation is the stage during which amino acids are sequentially added to the growing polypeptide chain by the ribosome.

Termination

The process of ending or concluding something, which in biological contexts can refer to the end of a biochemical process or the death of an organism.