If One Strand of a DNA Molecule Has the Sequence

question 67

Multiple Choice

If one strand of a DNA molecule has the sequence of bases 5′-ATTGCA-3′, the mRNA synthesised following the template will be ________.

• A) 5′-TAACGT-3′
• B) 5′-TGCAAT-3′
• C) 3′-UAACGU-5′
• D) 5′-UGCAAU-3′

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory occurring from birth to about 18 months, where an infant's pleasure centers on the mouth.

Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious psychological strategies brought into play by the mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

Anxiety

An emotion of anxiety or tension, characteristically over an event that is about to happen or whose result is indeterminate.