An Hypothesis Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

An hypothesis is

• A) a statement of fact.
• B) a natural or physical law which has been proven to be true.
• C) a statement concerning the supposed relationship between or among variables.
• D) an assumption that has not previously been scientifically tested.

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Definitions:

Transcription

The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

DNA Polymerase

A catalyst that constructs DNA strands from deoxyribonucleotides, which are the foundational elements of DNA.

Translocation

The movement of organic materials (dissolved food) in the phloem of a plant. Chromosome abnormality in which part of one chromosome has become attached to another. Part of the elongation cycle of protein synthesis in which a transfer RNA attached to the growing polypeptide chain is transferred from the A site to the P site.

Ribosome

Cellular organelles that synthesize proteins by translating mRNA sequences.