A Researcher Lyses a Cell That Contains Nucleic Acid Molecules

question 5

Multiple Choice

A researcher lyses a cell that contains nucleic acid molecules and capsomeres of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) .The cell contents are left in a covered test tube overnight.The next day this mixture is sprayed on tobacco plants.Which of the following would be expected to occur?

• A)The plants would develop some but not all of the symptoms of the TMV infection.
• B)The plants would develop symptoms typically produced by viroids.
• C)The plants would develop the typical symptoms of TMV infection.
• D)The plants would not show any disease symptoms.

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Definitions:

Probability Of Success

The likelihood of achieving a desired outcome or event in a specific trial or experiment.

N

Often denotes the size of a sample in statistical terms, representing the number of observations or data points.

Binomial Random Variable

A type of random variable that represents the number of successes in a fixed number of Bernoulli trials, where each trial has only two possible outcomes.

Probability

A statistical measure that quantifies the chance of a specific event happening.