SAT Reading & Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis
A student has researched mRNA vaccine technology and compiled the following notes: - mRNA vaccines deliver genetic instructions for making…
A student has researched mRNA vaccine technology and compiled the following notes:
- mRNA vaccines deliver genetic instructions for making a viral protein, instead of delivering the protein itself.
- Lipid nanoparticles protect the mRNA and help deliver it into cells.
- Host cells temporarily produce the viral protein after receiving the mRNA instructions.
- The delivered mRNA is broken down and degraded by the body after it has been used.
- This platform allowed vaccine developers to redesign their vaccine quickly in response to new virus variants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Different mRNA vaccine formulations have different cold-storage requirements.
The student wants to correct a common misconception that mRNA vaccines alter a person's genetic material. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- mRNA vaccines deliver genetic instructions for making a viral protein, instead of delivering the protein itself.
- Lipid nanoparticles protect the mRNA and help deliver it into cells.
- Host cells temporarily produce the viral protein after receiving the mRNA instructions.
- The delivered mRNA is broken down and degraded by the body after it has been used.
- This platform allowed vaccine developers to redesign their vaccine quickly in response to new virus variants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Different mRNA vaccine formulations have different cold-storage requirements.
The student wants to correct a common misconception that mRNA vaccines alter a person's genetic material. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Answer and explanation
Answer: C: Because the delivered mRNA is broken down and degraded by the body after use, and never integrates into or alters the recipient's own genetic material, the vaccine's instructions are temporary…
Correcting a misconception about permanent genetic alteration requires directly addressing what happens to the mRNA and whether it becomes part of the body's own genetic material. C is the only choice that speaks to that specific concern, emphasizing degradation and the temporary nature of the instructions. A and B describe unrelated logistical facts about delivery and storage. D describes a benefit of the technology's flexibility, not a correction of the genetic-alteration misconception.
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