Question 1

cDNA contains introns

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A)   True
B)   False
C)   It varies from cDNA to cDNAD) A) and B)
E) A) and C) B

Question 2

What is the purpose of phosphorylating the carboxy terminal domain (CTD) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Convert from initiation to the elongation stage
B)   To aid in transcriptional initiation
C)   Phosphorylate transcription factors
D)   More than one aboveE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

What is the catalytic subunit of prokaryotic RNA polymerase?

Accepted Answer

A)   a
B)   b
C)   b'
D)   σ
E)   More than one of the answersF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 4

How many basal transcription factors are there?

Accepted Answer

A)   3
B)   4
C)   5
D)   6E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The RNA polymerase forms a closed complex during the process of elongation during transcription.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not part of the basal transcription apparatus?

Accepted Answer

A)   DNA
B)   TFIID
C)   RNA polymerase II
D)   Mediator
E)   TFIIBF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

A functional protein would contain the information contained within which of the following regions of DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)   Exons
B)   Introns
C)   Enhancers
D)   Promoters
E)   All of the answers are correctF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Alternative splicing allows an organism to .

Accepted Answer

A)   Carry fewer genes
B)   Carry more genes
C)   Produce fewer gene products
D)   More than one of the answersE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

A mutation in which of the following would result in a failure of the RNA polymerase to maintain an open complex?

Accepted Answer

A)   TFIIB
B)   TFIID
C)   TFIIE
D)   TFIIH
E)   TFIIFF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following processes is important for the initiation of translation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alternative splicing
B)   RNA editing
C)   5' capping
D)   3' polyA tailing
E)   TrimmingF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is true of tRNA processing in

Accepted Answer

A)   RNaseP acts as an endonuclease
B)   The recognition sequence of RNaseD is 3'CCA5'
C)   RNAseD acts as an endonuclease
D)   More than one of the answers
E)   coli?F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) A

Question 12

What basal transcription factor is a helicase?

Accepted Answer

A)   TFIID
B)   TFIIH
C)   TFIIF
D)   TFIIBE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The Prinbow box contains a CACAAC consensus sequence located in the -100 region of the promoter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Most eukaryotic genes are collinear.

Accepted Answer

A)   True
B)   False
C)   It is unknown at this timeD) A) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 15

Basal transcription in eukaryotes involves the action of only the core promoter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What would be the effect on in vitro transcription if you replaced the entire TFIID protein with the single subunit TBP?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transcription could not be terminated
B)   The initiation complex could not form
C)   RNA polymerase II would never be recruited to carry out elongation
D)   There would be no effectE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is not an example of a eukaryotic regulatory element?

Accepted Answer

A)   Enhancers
B)   Silencers
C)   Core promoters
D)   Cis-acting elements
E)   All of the answers are examplesF) A) and B)
G) None of the above E

Question 18

The mRNA is read in groups of nucleotides called quadrons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What enables the splicing of group I and II introns?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spliceosomes
B)   Ribozymes
C)   snRNA
D)   Poly-A tailE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Following transcription, the RNA has a complementary sequence of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Regulatory sequences
B)   Termination sequences
C)   The coding strand of DNA
D)   The template strand of DNA
E)   None of the answers are correctF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Exam 12: Gene Transcription and Rna Modification

cDNA contains introns

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What is the purpose of phosphorylating the carboxy terminal domain (CTD) ?

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What is the catalytic subunit of prokaryotic RNA polymerase?

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How many basal transcription factors are there?

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The RNA polymerase forms a closed complex during the process of elongation during transcription.

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Which of the following is not part of the basal transcription apparatus?

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A functional protein would contain the information contained within which of the following regions of DNA?

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Alternative splicing allows an organism to .

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A mutation in which of the following would result in a failure of the RNA polymerase to maintain an open complex?

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Which of the following processes is important for the initiation of translation?

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Which of the following is true of tRNA processing in

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What basal transcription factor is a helicase?

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The Prinbow box contains a CACAAC consensus sequence located in the -100 region of the promoter.

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Most eukaryotic genes are collinear.

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Basal transcription in eukaryotes involves the action of only the core promoter.

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What would be the effect on in vitro transcription if you replaced the entire TFIID protein with the single subunit TBP?

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Which of the following is not an example of a eukaryotic regulatory element?

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The mRNA is read in groups of nucleotides called quadrons.

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What enables the splicing of group I and II introns?

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Following transcription, the RNA has a complementary sequence of which of the following?

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