Exhibit 14-7

question 99

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 14-7.Assume you ran a multiple regression to gain a better understanding of the relationship between lumber sales,housing starts,and commercial construction.The regression uses lumber sales (in $100,000s) as the response variable with housing starts (in 1000s) and commercial construction (in 1000s) as the explanatory variables.The results of the regression are: Refer to Exhibit 14-7.The explanatory variables (housing starts and commercial construction) together explained approximately _____% of the variations in the response variable (lumber sales) .

• A)18
• B)22
• C)78
• D)82

Describe how translation is initiated, including the role of ribosomes and start codons.

Identify the mechanisms by which transcription and translation are regulated in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

Explain the significance of introns and exons in gene expression.

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