According to the Evolutionary Perspective of Sleep, the Primary Function

question 113

Multiple Choice

According to the evolutionary perspective of sleep, the primary function of sleep is to:

• A) conserve energy.
• B) promote brain development.
• C) restore body functions that were exhausted during wakefulness.
• D) enable the person to re-experience, in dreams, the events of the past.

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Definitions:

Upstream

In genetics, refers to the sequences of DNA that are located before (5' to) the start of a gene, affecting its expression.

mRNA Sequence

A sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA that specifies the order of amino acids in a protein.

Transcribed DNA Strand

The strand of DNA that serves as a template for RNA synthesis during the process of transcription.

Introns

Non-coding sections of an RNA transcript, or the DNA encoding it, that are spliced out before the RNA molecule is translated into a protein.