Four of the five processes listed below are involved

in gene action. Select the exception.
a. replication
b. transcription
c. translation
d. polymerization
e. polysome activity


Answer: d

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Choose the proper item below for statements 54–57

a. operon b. operator c. promoter d. lactose M 54. This item contains regulator, promoter, and operator regions. D 55. A repressor protein can shut down transcription by binding to this item. M 56. This item codes for the production of a repressor. D 57. When the repressor is inactivated, RNA polymerase can bind to this item and allow transcription to occur.

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Who played the most influential role in discovering the importance of the nucleus?

a. Matthias Schleiden b. Theodor Schwann c. Robert Hooke d. Rudolf Virchow

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Asexual spores produced by many fungi at the tips of hyphae are called

a. conidia b. zygospores c. ascospores d. basidiospores e. smut

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