The First Time You Met Your Fiancé You Fell Down

question 133

Multiple Choice

The first time you met your fiancé you fell down and spilt a glass of red wine on her dress. You obviously didn't make a very good first impression. However, it was several months later before you saw her again. Your second meeting went much better and it was almost as if your first encounter never happened. This is probably due to

• A)the primary effect.
• B)the recency effect.
• C)repression.
• D)discrimination.

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Definitions:

Polynucleotide Chain

A biopolymer composed of 13 or more nucleotide monomers covalently bonded in a sequence, forming part of the structure of DNA and RNA.

Nucleotide Excision Repair

A DNA repair mechanism that removes and correctly replaces a damaged DNA segment in the genome.

Nuclease

An enzyme that cleaves the chains of nucleotides in nucleic acids into smaller units.

DNA Ligase

An enzyme essential for DNA replication and repair, responsible for joining the breaks in the double-stranded DNA molecule.