Biology 2581B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Reading Frame, Central Dogma Of Molecular Biology, Isotopic Labeling
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Fill in the blank. Elongation during translation does NOT involve ____________.
Question 16 options:
the translation of codons according to the genetic code | |
the formation of bonds catalyzed by the ribosome | |
complementary base pairing between RNA molecules | |
amino acids being linked together in a polypeptide | |
reading the DNA template 3' to 5' |
For a given gene, what establishes the reading frame for translation?
Question 17 options:
the location of the enhancer relative to the gene | |
the first three nucleotides at the 5' end of the mRNA | |
the first three nucleotides at the 3' end of the mRNA | |
the start codon in the mRNA | |
the location of the promoter relative to the gene |
Which of the following is the LEAST likely direct consequence of a substitution mutation?
Question 18 options:
changing the length of a protein coded for by a gene | |
changing one amino acid in a protein | |
creating a stop codon | |
eliminating a start codon | |
changing the length of the DNA molecule containing a gene |
Suppose that the pre-mRNA transcript from a eukaryotic gene is 30,000 nucleotides long, and the gene codes for a sequence of 300 amino acids. What is the best explanation for the relationship between these numbers?
Question 19 options:
only the first 900 nucleotides of the pre-mRNA transcript are translated | |
it takes 100 nucleotides to specify a single amino acid | |
300 of the nucleotides in the transcript are important, and the rest are "junk" | |
only the last 900 nucleotides of the pre-mRNA transcript are translated | |
large portions of pre-mRNA transcripts are cut out during RNA processing |
Suppose an individual is born into a population with a novel mutation. Is the new mutation an evolutionary change, and why?
Question 20 options:
no, because it is not a big enough change to count | |
yes, because new mutations are always adaptive | |
yes, because the appearance of a new genetic variant is a genetic change in a population | |
no, because not enough individuals have the mutation for it to matter | |
no, because most mutations are not adaptive |
The TATA-binding protein (TBP) binds to the TATA box sequence in eukaryotic promoters. What is its function in transcriptional initiation?
It blocks access of RNA polymerase to the promoter, until removed by general transcription factors.
It is the subunit of prokaryotic RNA polymerase that is required to recognize promoters.
It modifies histones so nucleosomes can be removed from DNA for transcription.
It bends and partly unwinds DNA at a promoter.
The genetic code is said to be âdegenerateâ because
there are more codons than amino acids. |
there are more amino acids than codons. |
different organisms use different codons to encode the same amino acid. |
some codons specify more than one amino acid. |
Three general mechanisms appear to be responsible for the conversion of proto-oncogenes to oncogenes
overexpression, point mutations, deletions |
inversions, translocations, methylation |
familial, sporatic, phosphorylation |
None of the above account for the conversion of proto-oncogenes into oncogenes |
Transcriptional control of genes that acts by regulating the continuation of transcription is called
induction |
attenuation |
antitermination |
negative inducible control |
The genetic code is fairly consistent among all organisms. The term used to describe this consistency is
redundant |
resilient |
universal |
the central dogma |
The F, G, and H loci are linked in the order written. There are 30 cM between F and G and 30 cM between G and H. If a plant Ff Gg Hh is testcrossed, what proportion of the progeny will be ff gg hh, assuming no interference?
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.245 |
0.15 |
DNA synthesis is always from 5â to 3â because
replication must be continuous |
the strands are antiparallel |
primers lack 3â to 5â exonuclease activity |
none of the above |
The F, G, and H loci are linked in the order written. There are 30 cM between F and G and 30 cM between G and H. If a plant Ff Gg Hh is testcrossed, what proportion of the progeny will be ff gg hh, assuming no interference?
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.245 |
0.15 |
In the ZZ-ZW sex-determination system, if an AaBb female was crossed to an individual of genotype Aa Bb, what is the probability of a female offspring with the two dominant traits given by alleles A and B? Assume A and B are dominant alleles.
1/8 |
1/16 |
9/16 |
9/32 |