Which of the Following Statements Regarding Translation Is INCORRECT

question 124

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding translation is INCORRECT?

• A) The first amino acid introduced into the protein is MET.
• B) mRNA serves as the template for protein synthesis.
• C) tRNA serves to decode the genetic code located in the mRNA through interactions between the anticodon of the tRNA and the codons in the mRNA.
• D) The mRNA is translated in the 5' to direction.
• E) Proteins are synthesized in the carboxyl to amino direction.

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Definitions:

T Value

A statistic calculated in a T-test that measures the size of the difference relative to the variation in your sample data.

Homogeneity-of-Variance

The assumption that different samples in a study have the same variance or variability, often checked before applying certain statistical tests.

T Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups and determine if there are statistically significant differences between them.

Pooled Standard Deviation

A method for calculating the overall standard deviation from multiple samples or groups, combining variances to assess overall variability.