WOOTEN GENETICS TEST 4 BIOL3003 EXAM QUESTIONS
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The beginning of an RNA strand is called _______.
Acceptor
In RNA, how are bases paired?
A->U
G->C
What type of bonding is responsible for the primary structure of a protein?
Peptide Bonds
If you were to break down a protein molecule, you would find that it is made up of
what?
Amino Acids
A transition type of gene mutation is cause when....?
AT is replaced by GC
Why are frameshift mutations more dramatic than base substitutions?
Frameshifts affect more than one amino acid
A mutation in which kind of cell is most likely to be passed along to your
offspring?
Germ Cell
Transposons are made up of _____.
, Segments of DNA
Class 1 Transposons require the activity of which enzyme in order to transpose?
Reverse transcriptase
What is true for BOTH type 1 and type 2 transposons?
Both processes require replication
The most common form of gene expression regulation in both prokaryotes and
eukaryotes is _____.
Transcriptional control
A region of DNA that binds of respressor proteins to prevent binding of RNA Pol
II to the promoter is an example of a(n) ________.
Silencer
In the presence of a transcription factor, the activity of a promoter should
________.
Increase
HDAC is an enzyme that de-acetylates histone tails. This activity most commonly
results in?
Gene silencing
For a cell, the most energetically expensive place to control gene expression is
________.
Post-translation
Hydrophobic amino acids tend to be found more often where in a protein?
The interior
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE
The beginning of an RNA strand is called _______.
Acceptor
In RNA, how are bases paired?
A->U
G->C
What type of bonding is responsible for the primary structure of a protein?
Peptide Bonds
If you were to break down a protein molecule, you would find that it is made up of
what?
Amino Acids
A transition type of gene mutation is cause when....?
AT is replaced by GC
Why are frameshift mutations more dramatic than base substitutions?
Frameshifts affect more than one amino acid
A mutation in which kind of cell is most likely to be passed along to your
offspring?
Germ Cell
Transposons are made up of _____.
, Segments of DNA
Class 1 Transposons require the activity of which enzyme in order to transpose?
Reverse transcriptase
What is true for BOTH type 1 and type 2 transposons?
Both processes require replication
The most common form of gene expression regulation in both prokaryotes and
eukaryotes is _____.
Transcriptional control
A region of DNA that binds of respressor proteins to prevent binding of RNA Pol
II to the promoter is an example of a(n) ________.
Silencer
In the presence of a transcription factor, the activity of a promoter should
________.
Increase
HDAC is an enzyme that de-acetylates histone tails. This activity most commonly
results in?
Gene silencing
For a cell, the most energetically expensive place to control gene expression is
________.
Post-translation
Hydrophobic amino acids tend to be found more often where in a protein?
The interior
