What happens when a ribosome encounters the codons UGA or UAA?
a. Translation begins
b. Transcription proofreading begins
c. Translation ends
d. Transcription end
c. Translation ends
When a ribosome encounters the codons UGA, UAA, or UAG, the translation process of protein synthesis ends. These nucleotide sequences are also known as stop codons.
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A. half tall, half dwarf plants. B. all tall plants. C. plants of an intermediate height. D. all dwarf plants.
Refer to Figure 29-1. The fungus illustrated in Figure A is:
a. multicellular.
b. coenocytic.
c. septate.
d. dikaryotic.
e. monokaryotic.
Phytoplankton is an example of a ________
A) producer B) consumer C) herbivore D) decomposer
Recombination between homologous segments on the same chromosome (i.e., linked) would generate
a. a number of tandem duplications. b. a single displaced duplication. c. two recombinant sequences but no duplications or deletions. d. both a duplication and a deletion. e. a large deletion.