QUESTION 6 What does it mean when we say that the DNA code is 'degenerate'? O a. Only a small protion of the genome codes for proteins. O b. The genome contains many repetitive sequences which serve no function. O c. More than one codon encodes the same amino acid. O d. DNA is a lazy lay-about that really needs to get a job. O e. Much of the genome is susceptible to deleterious mutations.

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Which mechanism allows for more than one polypeptide to be encoled by a single gene?
O a. Regulated transcription
O b. Self-splicing of introns.
Oc. RNA methylation
O d. Alternative RNA processing.
e. RNA interference
QUESTION 6
What does it mean when we say that the DNA code is 'degenerate'?
O a. Only a small protion of the genome codes for proteins.
O b. The genome contains many repetitive sequences which serve no function.
O c. More than one codon encodes the same amino acid.
O d. DNA is a lazy lay-about that really needs to get a job.
O e. Much of the genome is susceptible to deleterious mutations.
QUESTION 7
The below figure depicts the 'transcription tree' of RNA transcription. Use this figure to answer the following que
Transcribed Image Text:Which mechanism allows for more than one polypeptide to be encoled by a single gene? O a. Regulated transcription O b. Self-splicing of introns. Oc. RNA methylation O d. Alternative RNA processing. e. RNA interference QUESTION 6 What does it mean when we say that the DNA code is 'degenerate'? O a. Only a small protion of the genome codes for proteins. O b. The genome contains many repetitive sequences which serve no function. O c. More than one codon encodes the same amino acid. O d. DNA is a lazy lay-about that really needs to get a job. O e. Much of the genome is susceptible to deleterious mutations. QUESTION 7 The below figure depicts the 'transcription tree' of RNA transcription. Use this figure to answer the following que
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