Prokaryotic Genomes

question 243

Multiple Choice

Prokaryotic genomes

• A) usually have introns.
• B) are composed mainly of noncoding DNA.
• C) usually have hundreds of millions of nucleotides.
• D) often have small circular DNA molecules that can be transferred across cells.
• E) have several chromosomes.

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Definitions:

Constructive Processing

The way in which our memory reconstructs past events, often influenced by current knowledge, feelings, and thoughts.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, often referred to as the "I knew it all along" effect.

Misinformation Effect

The tendency of misleading information presented after an event to alter the memories of the event itself.

Loftus

Refers to Elizabeth Loftus, a cognitive psychologist best known for her work on the malleability of human memory and the misinformation effect.