Select the Best Process Listed Below for Each of the Following

question 42

Multiple Choice

Select the best process listed below for each of the following statements. Note that you need to know that the sequence of amino acids directly reflects the sequence of genes that coded for their placement.
-A small region of a protein from three species is sequenced and found to be as follows:
species X is alanine,glycine,threonine,alanine
species Y is alanine,glycine,threonine,alanine
species Z is alanine,valine,glycine,threonine,alanine
The difference in the amino acid sequence of species Z is most likely due to this.

• A)Inversion
• B)Deletion
• C)Gene duplication
• D)Translocation
• E)Insertion

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Definitions:

Posner Effect

A phenomenon in cognitive psychology indicating that attention can be directed to a location without the need for the eyes to move.

Craik Effect

A phenomenon where the depth of processing impacts memory recall; deeper processing leads to better retention.

Late Selection

A cognitive process theory suggesting that all incoming information is processed at a basic level before selective filtering happens based on its importance.

Early Selection

A theory in psychology suggesting that information is selected to be attended to at an early stage during the processing of sensory information.