Which of the Following Is an Example of a Discrete

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a discrete variable?

• A)The age of each student in a psychology class
• B)The gender of each student in a psychology class
• C)The amount of time to solve a problem
• D)The amount of weight gained for each freshman at a local college

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Definitions:

Promoter

A region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene, recognized and bound by enzymes and other proteins to start gene expression.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA, acting as instructions to make molecules called proteins.

Prokaryotic Operon

A prokaryotic operon is a functioning unit of genomic DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single promoter and is regulated together, typically found in bacteria.

RNA Polymerase

An enzyme responsible for copying a DNA sequence into an RNA sequence, during the process of transcription.