Identify/define and Explain the Significance of the Following: Ockham's Razor

question 7

Essay

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Ockham's razor.

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Definitions:

Elongation

The process of lengthening or stretching something.

Termination

The process of ending something, such as the conclusion of a biological process or the halting of a chemical reaction.

Inducible Operon

An operon that is normally inactive because a repressor molecule is attached to its operator; transcription is activated when an inducer binds to the repressor, making it incapable of binding to the operator. Compare with repressible operon.

Inducer Molecule

A substance that initiates the expression of genes by interacting with a repressor or an activator.