BIO206H5 Lecture 6: BIO206_Lec6_TranscriptionProkaryotic_Sept24
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Question 1
What type of bonding underlies base-pairing between DNA and RNA nucleotides?
Ionic bonding |
Covalent bonding |
Van der Waals forces |
Hydrogen bonding |
Hydrophobic effects |
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Question 2
Which of the following is NOT needed for DNA replication?
primer |
helicase |
promoter |
dATP, dGTP, dTTP, dCTP |
Mg+ |
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Question 3
Which of following can exhibit stem-loop structures?
DNA |
mRNA |
tRNA |
rRNA |
all of the above |
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Question 4
Which of the following is NOT needed for transcription?
Primer |
Template strand |
Single stranded DNA |
ATP, GTP, UTP, CTP |
Mg+ |
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Question 5
What role does DNA polymerase play in the central dogma?
DNA replication |
DNA strand separation |
Transcription |
Reverse transcription |
Translation |
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Question 6
Where are mRNAâs synthesized in eukaryotes?
Cytosol |
Mitochondria |
Nucleus |
Plasma membrane |
Rough ER |
Multiple answers to each question might be possible!
You decide to identify the CFTR mutation by analyzing the genomic DNA of your patients compared to healthy individuals. You specifically are looking to see whether a specific 3' gene truncation has occurred in the patients. You will determine this using hybridization techniques with samples from healthy and CF patients. Which of the following will allow you to accomplish this?
Using an RNA probe complementary to the region not removed by the truncation. | |
Using an RNA probe complementary to the region removed by the truncation. | |
Using an DNA probe complementary to the region not removed by the truncation. | |
Using an DNA probe complementary to the region removed by the truncation. |
To conduct the hybridization experiment, you are trying to decide between using a DNA or RNA probe. Which would be ideal to use and why?
As both are composed of nucleic acids, using either would result in identical results. | |
An RNA probe because RNA has uracil bases. | |
An RNA probe because it could also be used in a translation experiment. | |
A DNA probe because it is more stable than RNA. | |
A DNA probe because RNA cannot bind to DNA. |
One step of the Hershey/Chase experiment involved blending the virus/cell mixture before centrifugation and probing the pellet for radioactivity. Why was the blending step necessary?
To collect the bacteria at the bottom of the tube. | |
To break open the bacteria to release the genome. | |
To separate the bacteria from the bacteriophages. | |
To be able to detect the radioactivity. |
Imagine Hershey/Chase had used an RNA virus (genome composed of RNA) instead of a DNA virus in their experiment. Would radioactivity still have been found in the pellet?
No, because only DNA can be labeled with radioactivity. | |
No, because the RNA genome would not enter the bacteria upon infection. | |
No, because while DNA and RNA nucleotides are similar, they are not identical. | |
Yes, because DNA and RNA nucleotides are similar. | |
Yes, because genome in any form (DNA, RNA, protein) would be labeled similarly. |
The human genome consists mostly of non-coding DNA. Which of the following are benefits of this?
Random DNA mutations generally won't affect RNA and protein function. | |
It is faster to duplicate the genome when these are present. | |
The existence of introns can lead to multiple variations of proteins encoded by a single gene. | |
It is unlikely transposons would exist in the genome if there was too much protein coding DNA. |
Explain the 5â to 3â directionality of a DNA stand.
It is due to the fact that the free 5â carbon is on one end and the free 3â carbon is on the other | |
It is due to the fact that new nucleotide are added to the 5â carbon of the previous nucleotide | |
It is due to the fact that there are 3 phosphate groups attached to the 5â carbon | |
It is due to the fact the complementary strand is 3â to 5â | |
More than one of the above explain the 5â to 3â directionality |
You accidentally add a mutant dNTP (which has an H instead of an OH connected to the 3â carbon) to a reaction where DNA is being replicated. Which of the following is true of this mutant dNTP?
It can be incorporated into DNA strand but cannot form a phosphodiester bond with an incoming wild type dNTP | |
It can be incorporated into a DNA strand but cannot base pair with a complementary nucleotide | |
It can be incorporated into a DNA strand and can form a phosphodiester bond with an incoming dNTP, but only if it is another mutant dNTP | |
It cannot be incorporated into a DNA strand. |
Why does DNA polymerase utilize an RNA primer?
DNA polymerase is unable to initiate strand synthesis but RNA polymerase can | |
DNA polymerase can only add a dNTP to an rNTP | |
DNA synthesis proceeds in the 3â to 5â when initiating strand synthesis | |
Chromosomal DNA contains interspersed RNA fragments | |
The RNA primer increases stability of the newly synthesized strand |
1. Characters that show a continuous range of variation, such as height and eye color, usually are controlled:
a. | by a single gene with two alleles that are codominant. |
b. | by many genes with an additive effect. |
c. | by epistatic interactions between two genes. |
d. | mainly by the environment, with only a small genetic component. |
2. In humans, red-green colorblindness is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait. In order for a woman to be red-green colorblind, which of the following statements must be true.
a. | Her mother must be red-green colorblind. |
b. | All of her brothers must be red-green colorblind. |
c. | Her father must be red-green colorblind. |
d. | All of the above statements must be true if a woman is red-green colorblind. |
3. The x-ray crystallography data collected by Rosalind Franklin suggested to Watson and Crick that the:
a. | structure of DNA is a double helix. |
b. | two strands of the DNA molecule are joined by hydrogen bonds between the bases. |
c. | four bases within DNA pair in a specific way. |
d. | two strands of the DNA molecule are joined by covalent bonds between the bases. |
4. In the genetic code, _________ one amino acid.
a. | one nucleotide specifies |
b. | two nucleotides specify |
c. | three nucleotides specify |
d. | four nucleotides specify |
5. During Meiosis I, a homologous pair of chromosomes may not separate, resulting in daughter cells that have extra chromosomes or are missing chromosomes. This can lead to genetic disorders, including Down Syndrome. This phenomenon is called:
a. | independent assortment. |
b. | nondisjunction. |
c. | segregation. |
d. | crossing over. |
6. You are a human geneticist studying the incidence of retinitis pigmentosa in the residents of Tristan de Cunha, a group of small islands in the middle of the southern Atlantic Ocean. The allele for retinitis pigmentosa, which causes a form of blindness, is inherited as an autosomal recessive. You have determined that the frequency of this allele (r) in the population is 0.4 (40%). Using the principles of the Hardy-Weinberg rule, you would estimate the frequency of individuals who are heterozygous for this allele (Rr) in the population to be:
a. | 0.16 (16%) |
b. | 0.24 (24%) |
c. | 0.36 (36%) |
d. | 0.48 (48%) |
7. Natural selection acts at the level of the:
a. | phenotype. |
b. | gene. |
c. | population. |
d. | nucleotide. |
8. You are working with pea plants, trying to recreate the experiments that Mendel performed. You are doing a dihybrid cross with a plant that is heterozygous for both seed shape and seed color, with the genotype RrYy. Which allelic combinations would you expect to find in the gametes produced by this plant?
a. | This plant would produce only RY and ry gametes. |
b. | This plant would produce only RrYy gametes. |
c. | This plant would produce RY, Ry, rY, and ry gametes. |
d. | You cannot determine which gametes this plant can produce without knowing the genotypes of its parents. |
9. Biochemist Erwin Chargaff found that in DNA there is a special relationship between the four bases that we now call Chargaff's rule. His observation was that, in an organism's genome the:
a. | percentage of A nucleotides = the percentage of T nucleotides, and the percentage of C nucleotides = the percentage of G nucleotides. |
b. | four bases all occur in an equal frequency (25%) within each organism. |
c. | percentage of A nucleotides = the percentage of G nucleotides, and the percentage of C nucleotides = the percentage of T nucleotides. |
d. | genetic material is composed of proteins, not DNA. |
10. During DNA replication:
a. | each strand of the double helix acts as a template for the synthesis of a new strand. |
b. | the enzyme DNA polymerase adds nucleotides to the strand being synthesized. |
c. | the bases A,C,G and T are required. |
d. | All of the above are true of DNA replication. |
11. During translation, amino acids are joined by peptide bonds to make polypeptides. The formation of these peptide bonds is catalyzed by:
a. | DNA. |
b. | mRNA. |
c. | tRNA. |
d. | rRNA. |
12. If an allele (R) at a gene with two alleles shows complete dominance, individuals with the genotypes ______ will have the same phenotype.
a. | RR and rr. |
b. | RR and Rr |
c. | Rr and rr |
d. | Each of the three possible genotypes will have a different phenotype. |