<span>The correct answer is that when determining earth's history, scientists use radioactive isotopes to determine the absolute age of fossils and rocks and things like that. They see how things have decayed and changed over time and use these radioactive methods to determine things that happened before time measuring was invented.</span>
Answer:
I think the question is "How might an RNA-based genome results display an increased in infection rate?" because current statement doesn't convey a message clearly.
Explanation:
To answer this question, we need to understand first that what is gene expression. Gene expression is a process in which genetic information is transcribed first to RNA and then into proteins. During transcription stage, only active genes would be transcribed to RNA and all other DNA material don't transcribe at all. Now, if there is an infection, host cell would express only those genes which would actively take part in the defense mechanism, e.g. R-genes, genes involved in production of reactive oxygen species, etc. Hence, to monitor the infection rate, we will look at the RNA-based genome. To do this, we will extract the total RNA and then would sequence it. Then we will annotate the genes and check the relative abundance (differential expression). Finally, we would have a clear that these genes were active against the infection. By doing temporal sampling and sequencing, we would be able to measure the rate as well.
For the second part, potential complications that could arise in doing analysis is the lower amount of RNA, or rapid degradation of RNA in case of presence of RNAses. RNA can be degraded easily at room temperature.
DNA contains instructions for how cells come together
Answer:
It would block the generation of action potential in the motor neurons
Explanation:
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a toxic compound found in the Pufferfish which could affect the neuronal signalling in the humans.
The tetrodotoxin binds to the sodium channels present in the motor neurons in the soma region of the neuron where the binding of the tetrodotoxin to the sodium channels inhibits the inward flow of the sodium ions. The reduction in the influx of sodium ions does not change the depolarization of the cell membrane and hence action potential is not generated in the motor neuron.
Thus, It would block the generation of the action potential in the motor neurons is the correct answer.
