Molecular Genetics

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Test sobre Molecular Genetics, creado por Nadia Siddique el 17/01/2016.
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Pregunta 1

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The first step in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is
Respuesta
  • Denaturation
  • Cooling
  • Annealing
  • Primer extension

Pregunta 2

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In a polymerase chain reaction, a synthetic sequence of nucleotides are involved in
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  • Denaturing
  • Heating
  • Cooling
  • Copying
  • All of the above

Pregunta 3

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Bacteria protect themselves from viruses by fragmenting viral DNA upon entry with
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  • Ligases
  • Endonucleases
  • Methylases
  • Vectors
  • Probes

Pregunta 4

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When "sticky ends" are paired, they can be joined by
Respuesta
  • Restriction Enzymes
  • pSC101
  • Methylases
  • X-gal
  • DNA ligase

Pregunta 5

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One of the most useful methods for identifying a specific gene is
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  • Western blot
  • Southern blot
  • Eastern blot
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Thin chromatography

Pregunta 6

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The Polymerase Chain Reaction is used to:
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  • amplify a small amount of DNA
  • cleave bacterial plasmids
  • seal "sticky ends"
  • identify target plasmids
  • none of the above

Pregunta 7

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When tryptophan is present in the medium, the transcription of tryptophan producing genes in E. coli is stopped by a helix-turn-helix regulator binding to the
Respuesta
  • trp repressor
  • trp operon
  • trp promoter
  • trp operator
  • trp polymerase

Pregunta 8

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When tryptophan is present in the environment of E. coli, the tryptophan binds to the
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  • trp operon
  • trp promoter
  • trp operator
  • trp repressor
  • trp polymerase

Pregunta 9

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The operon that controls tryptophan producing genes in E. coli consists of _______________
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  • activator
  • regulator
  • promoter
  • operator
  • repressor

Pregunta 10

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In order for a gene to be transcribed, RNA polymerase must have access to the DNA helix and be able to bind to the genes
Respuesta
  • activator
  • regulator
  • promoter
  • operator
  • repressor

Pregunta 11

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In the function of the lac operon in E. coli, the lac genes are transcribed in the presence of lactose because
Respuesta
  • RNA polymerase binds to the operator
  • the repressor cannot bind to the promoter
  • an isomer of lactose binds to the repressor
  • CAP does not bind to the operator
  • of the absence of cAMP

Pregunta 12

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The role of methylation of DNA is now viewed as
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  • interfering with DNA transcription by blocking base pairing between cytosine and guanine
  • complexing with enhancers to prevent transcription
  • prevention of mutation
  • insuring that genes that are turned off, stay off
  • irrelevant to gene transcription

Pregunta 13

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E. coli is able to use foods other than glucose in the absence of available glucose, because falling levels of glucose cause an increase of
Respuesta
  • cAMP
  • CAP
  • lactase
  • glu operon
  • tRNA

Pregunta 14

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In the absence of glucose, E. coli can import lactose to change into glucose and galactose because CAP binds to the
Respuesta
  • cAMP
  • DNA
  • lac operon
  • operator
  • repressor

Pregunta 15

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Which is not part of the lac operon?
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  • repressor
  • activator protein
  • operator
  • promoter
  • structural gene

Pregunta 16

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In an operon the location of the regulatory region occurs ________ the structural genes.
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  • after
  • within
  • before

Pregunta 17

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Which of the following is part of an operon?
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  • structural genes
  • operator
  • promoter
  • a CAP binding site
  • all of the above

Pregunta 18

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Transcription is initiated when RNA polymerase binds to
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  • promoter
  • initiator
  • codon
  • transcriptor

Pregunta 19

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In eukaryotes, there are _______________ codons that specify amino acids
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  • 21
  • 24
  • 61
  • 64
  • 100

Pregunta 20

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In eukaryotes, the "start" codon also specifies the amino acid,
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  • phenylalanine
  • valine
  • methionine
  • aspartate

Pregunta 21

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In transcription, the nucleotide sequence CAT in DNA would specify _______________ in mRNA.
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  • TAC
  • GAU
  • CAT
  • GTU
  • GUA

Pregunta 22

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The genetic code consists of groups of three nucleotides called
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  • codons
  • introns
  • anticodons
  • reading frame
  • triplets

Pregunta 23

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The function of tRNA is to
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  • provide a site for polypeptide synthesis
  • transport amino acids to the ribosome
  • travel to the ribosome to direct the assembly of polypeptides
  • transcribe DNA
  • translate DNA

Pregunta 24

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In the formation of an initiation complex, a _______________ is positioned first.
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  • met-tRNA
  • ser-tRNA
  • tyr-rRNA
  • mval-tRNA
  • cyst-tRNA

Pregunta 25

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The function of mRNA is to
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  • provide a site for polypeptide synthesis
  • transport amino acids to the ribosome
  • travel to the ribosome to direct the assembly of polypeptides
  • transcribe DNA
  • translate DNA

Pregunta 26

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The process of _______________ cuts introns from the primary transcript and the final "processed" mRNA is produced.
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  • RNA cleaving
  • RNA translocation
  • RNA splicing
  • RNA elongation
  • RNA releasing

Pregunta 27

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In the process of translation,
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  • a strand of mRNA is formed with nucleotide sequences complementary to those of DNA
  • nucleotide sequences of tRNA are established
  • a polypeptide is formed in response to the rRNA nucleotide sequence
  • rRNA is synthesized with sequences complementary to those of tRNA
  • a polypeptide is formed as dictated by the nucleotide sequence in mRNA

Pregunta 28

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In mRNA, the series of nucleotides CCC specifies
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  • serine
  • proline
  • alanine
  • arginine
  • stop

Pregunta 29

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A molecule of tRNA with the anticodon AAA will transport the amino acid
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  • phenylalanine
  • lysine
  • glycine
  • leucine
  • alanine

Pregunta 30

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As polypeptides are formed at the ribosome, elongation continues until _______________ is exposed.
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  • a release factor
  • an intron
  • a nonsense codon
  • an exon
  • polypeptidases

Pregunta 31

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Which one of the following is not a kind of RNA?
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  • mRNA
  • tRNA
  • rRNA
  • nRNA
  • All of the above are kinds of RNA

Pregunta 32

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The direct result of transcription is
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  • a duplicate DNA molecule
  • nRNA
  • protein
  • mRNA
  • none of the above

Pregunta 33

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The direct result of translation is
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  • duplicate DNA
  • mRNA
  • protein
  • nRNA (nuclear RNA)
  • none of the above

Pregunta 34

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Which one of the following is not associated with transcription?
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  • tRNA
  • mRNA
  • nRNA
  • rRNA
  • all of the above

Pregunta 35

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Which one of the following is not associated with translation?
Respuesta
  • tRNA
  • mRNA
  • rRNA
  • anticodons
  • All are involved with translation

Pregunta 36

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According to Chargaff's rule, the following proportion exists in DNA
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  • A=G
  • C=G
  • T=G
  • A>T
  • C>G

Pregunta 37

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The actual synthesis of DNA in E. coli is the function of
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  • polymerase I
  • primase
  • primer
  • polymerase III
  • ligase

Pregunta 38

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Since the first nucleotides cannot be linked in a newly synthesized strand in DNA replication, ___________ is required.
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  • DNA primer
  • DNA ligase
  • DNA polymerase
  • RNA primer
  • helicase

Pregunta 39

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The fact that some viruses use DNA to direct their heredity was demonstrated by
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  • finding radioactive sulfur from a bacteriophage in a bacterium
  • finding radioactive phosphorus from a bacterium in a bacteriophage
  • finding that radioactive phosphorus from a bacteriophage had mutated in bacterium
  • finding radioactive phosphorus from a bacteriophage in a bacterium
  • finding radioactive sulfur from a bacterium in a bacteriophage

Pregunta 40

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Okazaki fragments are used to elongate
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  • the leading strand toward the replication fork
  • the lagging strand toward the replication fork
  • both strands in both directions
  • the leading strand away from the replication fork
  • the lagging strand away from the replication fork

Pregunta 41

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In nucleic acids, the free hydroxyl group is attached to the _______________ carbon of the sugar.
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  • 5'
  • 4'
  • 3'
  • 2'
  • 1'

Pregunta 42

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A single enzyme is specified by a single
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  • gene
  • chromosome
  • nucleosome
  • nucleotide
  • histone

Pregunta 43

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In replication of DNA, the helix is opened and untwisted by
Respuesta
  • ribase
  • primase
  • deoxase
  • helicase
  • ligase

Pregunta 44

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_______________ join DNA fragments to the lagging strand
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  • telomeres
  • centromeres
  • helicases
  • ligases
  • polymerases

Pregunta 45

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Which statement about the elongation of the lagging strand during DNA replication is correct?
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  • It is synthesized in a 3' --> 5' direction.
  • It progresses (grows) toward the replication fork
  • It requires a short RNA primer to proceed.
  • It is synthesized by DNA ligase
  • It is synthesized continuously

Pregunta 46

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If one side of a DNA molecule contains the following sequence of nucleotides, AGTCCG, the complementary sequence on the other side would be:
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  • GCCTGA
  • AGTCCG
  • TCAGGC
  • CTGAAT
  • none of the above

Pregunta 47

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During your summer job at Virotech, you isolate a previously unknown virus. Analysis of its genome reveals that it is composed of a double stranded DNA molecule containing 14% T (thymine). Based on this information, what would you predict the %C (cytosine) to be?
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  • 14%
  • 28%
  • 36%
  • 72%
  • can't tell!

Pregunta 48

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The process of acquiring a gene from another organism is called transformation.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 49

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The Hershey-Chase experiment showed that the virus protein is responsible for directing the production of new viruses.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 50

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The two sides of the double helix structure of DNA are held together with hydrogen bonds.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 51

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DNA replication is called semiconservative because half of each of the two new strands of DNA is "old" DNA from the original DNA molecule and half is "new" DNA.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 52

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Genetic engineering has been used to do all of the following except:
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  • make plants more resistant to frost
  • make plants more resistant to disease
  • make plants more resistant to herbicides
  • improve the nutritional balance of plants
  • all of the above

Pregunta 53

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According to Mendel, which of the following cause an organism's size, colour and markings?
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  • Chromosomes
  • Genes
  • Alleles
  • Factors

Pregunta 54

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Which term is associated with eukaryotic DNA?
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  • chrosome
  • histone
  • telomere
  • all of the above

Pregunta 55

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If 28% of a segment of DNA is composed of guanine, how much of the segment is adenine?
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  • 7%
  • 22%
  • 28%
  • There is no way to determine this.

Pregunta 56

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How did the work of Franklin and Wilkins contribute to the discovery of the structure of DNA?
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  • They determined the rule of base pairing
  • They determined that DNA has an X shape
  • They determined the double helix structure
  • They determined that the strands run antiparallel

Pregunta 57

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Which of these findings made Watson and Crick confident that their DNA model was correct?
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  • Chargaff's base-pairing ratios
  • Pauling's three-strand model
  • Franklin's early disagreement with the double helix theory
  • All of the above

Pregunta 58

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What would have been the results of Meselson and Stahl's experiment if DNA had undergone conservative replication?
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  • one band containing only 14N
  • one band containing only 15N
  • two bands: one of 15N and 14N
  • three bands: one of 15N, one of 14N, and one of 1:1 14N:15N

Pregunta 59

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Which characteristics of the structure of DNA results in a lagging strand and a leading strand during DNA replication?
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  • its phosphate backbone
  • its antiparallel strands
  • the ratio of purines to pyrimidines
  • the full twist every ten nucleotides

Pregunta 60

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What is the function of DNA ligase in replication?
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  • It initiates a replication bubble
  • It prevents DNA strands from tangling
  • It places nucleotides to form a new DNA strand
  • It fills gaps on the lagging strand

Pregunta 61

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Which method do prokaryotes use to compact DNA?
Respuesta
  • Spooling around a histone
  • Forming a nucleosome
  • Supercoiling
  • Winding into solenoids

Pregunta 62

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Where are telomeres located?
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  • At ends of chromosomes
  • On the leading strand
  • At the replication fork
  • On prokaryotic plasmids

Pregunta 63

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What is the name of Beadle and Tatum's original hypothesis?
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  • One gene-one sequence hypothesis
  • One gene-one enzyme hypothesis
  • One gene-one peptide hypothesis
  • One gene-one polypeptide hypothesis

Pregunta 64

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What is the sequence of information transfer, as outlined by the central dogma?
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  • DNA -> tRNA -> mRNA --> polypeptide
  • DNA -> mRNA -> tRNA --> polypeptide
  • DNA -> mRNA -> rRNA --> polypeptide
  • DNA -> rRNA -> tRNA --> polypeptide

Pregunta 65

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Where is the TATA box found?
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  • In the termination sequence that stops DNA polymerase
  • In the termination sequence that stops RNA polymerase
  • In the promoter that enables the binding of DNA polymerase
  • In the promoter that enables the binding of RNA polymerase

Pregunta 66

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What happens during capping and tailing?
Respuesta
  • A methyl 5' tail and poly(A) cap are added
  • A methyl 3' tail and poly(A) cap are added
  • A methyl 5' cap and poly(A) tail are added
  • A methyl 3' cap and poly(A) tail are added

Pregunta 67

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How is the lac operon inhibited?
Respuesta
  • The lac repressor is not synthesized by the lacl gene
  • RNA polymerase is inhibited by high concentrations of allolactase
  • The lac repressor is inhbited by high concentrations of allolactase
  • Allolactase is not present to bind with the lac repressor

Pregunta 68

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Which term refers to a point mutation that results in a different amino acid in a particular position?
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  • Missense mutation
  • Silent mutation
  • Nonsense mutation
  • Frameshift mutation

Pregunta 69

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What is the molecular tool scientists use to cut a DNA fragment from a larger piece of DNA?
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  • Restriction enzymes
  • DNA primase
  • Methylase
  • DNA ligase

Pregunta 70

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After excising a DNA fragment that contains a target gene, what should a molecular biologist do?
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  • Introduce a vector into a suitable organism
  • Isolate a desired gene or DNA fragment
  • Select the transformed cells
  • Insert the gene into a vector

Pregunta 71

Pregunta
Which chemical compound can be used to stain a completed electrophoresis gel?
Respuesta
  • Ethidium bromide
  • Loading dye
  • Molecular marker
  • DNA polymerase

Pregunta 72

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During PCR, double-stranded DNA is separated into two single strands of DNA. What is this step called?
Respuesta
  • Splicing
  • Denaturation
  • Extension
  • Annealing

Pregunta 73

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After 8 PCR cycles, how many target sequences have been synthesized?
Respuesta
  • 8
  • 16
  • 240
  • 256

Pregunta 74

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How does genetic therapy differ from traditional methods of treating a disease?
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  • It targets the effects of the disease
  • In some cases, it fixes the genetic code itself
  • It reverses the damage done to the body
  • It replaces the need for organ transplant
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