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The first step in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is
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Denaturation
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Cooling
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Annealing
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Primer extension
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In a polymerase chain reaction, a synthetic sequence of nucleotides are involved in
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Denaturing
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Heating
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Cooling
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Copying
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All of the above
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Bacteria protect themselves from viruses by fragmenting viral DNA upon entry with
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Ligases
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Endonucleases
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Methylases
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Vectors
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Probes
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When "sticky ends" are paired, they can be joined by
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Restriction Enzymes
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pSC101
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Methylases
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X-gal
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DNA ligase
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One of the most useful methods for identifying a specific gene is
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The Polymerase Chain Reaction is used to:
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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
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trp repressor
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trp operon
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trp promoter
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trp operator
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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
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trp promoter
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trp operator
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trp repressor
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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
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regulator
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promoter
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operator
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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
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activator
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regulator
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promoter
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operator
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repressor
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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
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RNA polymerase binds to the operator
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the repressor cannot bind to the promoter
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an isomer of lactose binds to the repressor
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CAP does not bind to the operator
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of the absence of cAMP
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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
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complexing with enhancers to prevent transcription
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prevention of mutation
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insuring that genes that are turned off, stay off
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irrelevant to gene transcription
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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
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cAMP
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CAP
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lactase
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glu operon
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tRNA
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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
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cAMP
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DNA
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lac operon
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operator
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repressor
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Which is not part of the lac operon?
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repressor
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activator protein
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operator
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promoter
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structural gene
Pregunta 16
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In an operon the location of the regulatory region occurs ________ the structural genes.
Pregunta 17
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Which of the following is part of an operon?
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structural genes
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operator
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promoter
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a CAP binding site
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all of the above
Pregunta 18
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Transcription is initiated when RNA polymerase binds to
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promoter
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initiator
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codon
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transcriptor
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In eukaryotes, there are _______________ codons that specify amino acids
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In eukaryotes, the "start" codon also specifies the amino acid,
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phenylalanine
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valine
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methionine
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aspartate
Pregunta 21
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In transcription, the nucleotide sequence CAT in DNA would specify _______________ in mRNA.
Pregunta 22
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The genetic code consists of groups of three nucleotides called
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codons
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introns
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anticodons
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reading frame
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triplets
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The function of tRNA is to
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provide a site for polypeptide synthesis
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transport amino acids to the ribosome
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travel to the ribosome to direct the assembly of polypeptides
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transcribe DNA
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translate DNA
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In the formation of an initiation complex, a _______________ is positioned first.
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met-tRNA
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ser-tRNA
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tyr-rRNA
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mval-tRNA
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cyst-tRNA
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The function of mRNA is to
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provide a site for polypeptide synthesis
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transport amino acids to the ribosome
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travel to the ribosome to direct the assembly of polypeptides
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transcribe DNA
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translate DNA
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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
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RNA translocation
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RNA splicing
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RNA elongation
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RNA releasing
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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
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nucleotide sequences of tRNA are established
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a polypeptide is formed in response to the rRNA nucleotide sequence
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rRNA is synthesized with sequences complementary to those of tRNA
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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
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proline
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alanine
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arginine
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stop
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A molecule of tRNA with the anticodon AAA will transport the amino acid
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phenylalanine
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lysine
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glycine
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leucine
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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
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an intron
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a nonsense codon
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an exon
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polypeptidases
Pregunta 31
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Which one of the following is not a kind of RNA?
Pregunta 32
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The direct result of transcription is
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a duplicate DNA molecule
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nRNA
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protein
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mRNA
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none of the above
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The direct result of translation is
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duplicate DNA
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mRNA
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protein
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nRNA (nuclear RNA)
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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
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mRNA
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nRNA
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rRNA
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all of the above
Pregunta 35
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Which one of the following is not associated with translation?
Pregunta 36
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According to Chargaff's rule, the following proportion exists in DNA
Pregunta 37
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The actual synthesis of DNA in E. coli is the function of
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polymerase I
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primase
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primer
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polymerase III
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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
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DNA ligase
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DNA polymerase
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RNA primer
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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
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finding radioactive phosphorus from a bacterium in a bacteriophage
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finding that radioactive phosphorus from a bacteriophage had mutated in bacterium
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finding radioactive phosphorus from a bacteriophage in a bacterium
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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
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the lagging strand toward the replication fork
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both strands in both directions
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the leading strand away from the replication fork
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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.
Pregunta 42
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A single enzyme is specified by a single
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gene
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chromosome
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nucleosome
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nucleotide
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histone
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In replication of DNA, the helix is opened and untwisted by
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ribase
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primase
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deoxase
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helicase
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ligase
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_______________ join DNA fragments to the lagging strand
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telomeres
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centromeres
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helicases
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ligases
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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.
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It progresses (grows) toward the replication fork
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It requires a short RNA primer to proceed.
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It is synthesized by DNA ligase
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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
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AGTCCG
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TCAGGC
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CTGAAT
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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%
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28%
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36%
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72%
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can't tell!
Pregunta 48
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The process of acquiring a gene from another organism is called transformation.
Pregunta 49
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The Hershey-Chase experiment showed that the virus protein is responsible for directing the production of new viruses.
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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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.
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
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make plants more resistant to disease
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make plants more resistant to herbicides
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improve the nutritional balance of plants
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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
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Genes
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Alleles
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Factors
Pregunta 54
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Which term is associated with eukaryotic DNA?
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chrosome
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histone
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telomere
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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?
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
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They determined that DNA has an X shape
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They determined the double helix structure
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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
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Pauling's three-strand model
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Franklin's early disagreement with the double helix theory
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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
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one band containing only 15N
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two bands: one of 15N and 14N
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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?
Pregunta 60
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What is the function of DNA ligase in replication?
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It initiates a replication bubble
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It prevents DNA strands from tangling
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It places nucleotides to form a new DNA strand
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It fills gaps on the lagging strand
Pregunta 61
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Which method do prokaryotes use to compact DNA?
Pregunta 62
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Where are telomeres located?
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At ends of chromosomes
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On the leading strand
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At the replication fork
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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
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One gene-one enzyme hypothesis
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One gene-one peptide hypothesis
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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
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DNA -> mRNA -> tRNA --> polypeptide
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DNA -> mRNA -> rRNA --> polypeptide
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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
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In the termination sequence that stops RNA polymerase
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In the promoter that enables the binding of DNA polymerase
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In the promoter that enables the binding of RNA polymerase
Pregunta 66
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What happens during capping and tailing?
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A methyl 5' tail and poly(A) cap are added
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A methyl 3' tail and poly(A) cap are added
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A methyl 5' cap and poly(A) tail are added
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A methyl 3' cap and poly(A) tail are added
Pregunta 67
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How is the lac operon inhibited?
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The lac repressor is not synthesized by the lacl gene
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RNA polymerase is inhibited by high concentrations of allolactase
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The lac repressor is inhbited by high concentrations of allolactase
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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
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Silent mutation
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Nonsense mutation
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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
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DNA primase
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Methylase
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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
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Isolate a desired gene or DNA fragment
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Select the transformed cells
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Insert the gene into a vector
Pregunta 71
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Which chemical compound can be used to stain a completed electrophoresis gel?
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Ethidium bromide
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Loading dye
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Molecular marker
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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?
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Splicing
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Denaturation
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Extension
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Annealing
Pregunta 73
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After 8 PCR cycles, how many target sequences have been synthesized?
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
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In some cases, it fixes the genetic code itself
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It reverses the damage done to the body
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It replaces the need for organ transplant