There should be a strong positive correlation between the rate of protein synthesis and
A)the quantity of DNA polymerase.
B)the size of the genome.
C)the size of mRNA.
D)the number of ribosomes.

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The rate of protein synthesis is directly related to the number of ribosomes present as they are the site of protein synthesis. Therefore, the more ribosomes a cell has, the faster the rate of protein synthesis will be. The other options are not directly related to protein synthesis rate. DNA polymerase is involved in DNA replication, not protein synthesis. The size of the genome and mRNA may have an indirect effect on protein synthesis rate, but it is not as strong as the direct effect of ribosome number.

There Should Be a Strong Positive Correlation Between the Rate