The Term "Second Genetic Code" Refers to Which of the Following

question 109

Multiple Choice

The term "second genetic code" refers to which of the following?

• A) The ability of the codon and anticodon to recognize each other.
• B) The ability of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases to correctly pair an amino acid with its correct tRNA.
• C) The ability of DNA to transfer genetic information to RNA.
• D) None of these is correct.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representative Heuristic

A cognitive bias in which an individual categorizes a situation based on how similar it is to their prototype of a particular event or behavior, often leading to errors in decision making or judgment.

Stroop Effect

A psychological phenomenon that demonstrates the interference in reaction time when the name of a color is printed in a color not denoted by the name.

Isolated Letters

Individual alphabetic characters presented separately from words or sentences, often used in reading or perception studies.