Question 1

______ is a protooncogene that codes for a GTP-binding protein.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sis
B)   Src
C)   Jun
D)   Myc
E)   None of the above is correctF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Mutations are caused by all of the following except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Depurinations
B)   Radiation
C)   Viruses
D)   Oxidative Damage
E)   None of the above are correctF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

What is a cosmid?

Accepted Answer

A cosmid is a cloning vehicle ...

Question 4

In nucleotide excision repair

Accepted Answer

A)   Single bases are removed and replaced
B)   Bulky lesions are removed
C)   Thymine dimers are replaced
D)   Gaps are repaired by DNA polymerase
E)   Nucleotides are removed and new ones insertedF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Light-induced repair will correct which of the following mutations

Accepted Answer

A)   Deamination of adenine
B)   Reversion of thymine dimers
C)   Tautomerism of uracil
D)   Removal of nucleotides
E)   Breaks in the phosphodiester linkageF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Genomic libraries are produced by

Accepted Answer

A)   Colony hybridization techniques
B)   Polymerase chain reactions
C)   Electroporation
D)   Shotgun cloning
E)   CosmidsF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Many promoters for RNA polymerase II contain a consensus sequence call the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   CAAT box
B)   GC box
C)   Pribnow box
D)   TATA box
E)   Okazaki boxF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

______ is a protooncogene that codes for platelet-derived growth factor.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sis
B)   Src
C)   Jun
D)   Myc
E)   None of the above is correctF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Describe the advantages for organisms to arrange genes in operons.

Accepted Answer

In relatively simple genomes, such as th...

Question 10

The average natural mutation rate for plants and animals is one mutation per ______
Genes/generation.

Accepted Answer

A)   10,000
B)   50,000
C)   100,000
D)   1,000,000E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The tangling of DNA strands during replication is prevented by _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Topoisomerases
B)   Helicases
C)   Ligases
D)   Primases
E)   UnwindasesF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The initiation of transcription involves the binding of RNA polymerase to a specific sequence called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Delta repeat
B)   Consensus sequence
C)   Promoter
D)   Primer
E)   Long terminal repeatF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Explain the significance of "jumping genes."

Accepted Answer

"Jumping genes" is the popular...

Question 14

The rate of DNA synthesis in eukaryotes is approximately_________ nucleotides per ________ per replication fork.

Accepted Answer

A)   10/ second
B)   50 / second
C)   100 / second
D)   50 / minute
E)   100/ minuteF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

In higher eukaryotes replication begins with the

Accepted Answer

A)   Origin of replication complex (OR
C)  
B)   Assembly of pre-initiation replication complex (preR
C)  
C)   Recruiting of the MCM complex to the replication site
D)   Stabilizing of the DNA strands by replication protein A (RP
A)  
E)   Attachment of DNA polymerase  to each DNA strandF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Place the following steps of general recombination in chronological order
i. DNA ligase seals the cut ends
ii. A second series of DNA strand cuts occurs opposite the first crossover strands
iii. Two homologous DNA molecules become paired
iv. DNA polymerase fills any gaps and DNA ligase seals the cut strands
v. Two of the DNA strands are cleaved
vi. The two strand segments cross over

Accepted Answer

A)   i, iii, v, iv, ii, vi
B)   iii, iv, vi, i, vi, iii
C)   iv, ii, v, i, ii, iv
D)   iii, v, vi, i, ii, iv
E)   v, vi, i, ii, iv, iiiF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

RNA molecules are more reactive than DNA molecules explain.

Accepted Answer

RNA molecules are more reactive than DNA...

Question 18

All of the following play a role in DNA repair except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Light
B)   PR enzyme
C)   Ribozymes
D)   Endonuclease
E)   Pol IF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Many genes generate different products depending on the type of the cell expressing the gene. How is this phenomenon accomplished?

Accepted Answer

Mechanisms to regulate gene expression d...

Question 20

All of the following gene products are coded for by constitutive genes except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Histone
B)   Aconitase
C)   Pyruvate dehydrogenase
D)   Lactose
E)   rRNAF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 18: Genetic Information

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The tangling of DNA strands during replication is prevented by _________.

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______ is a protooncogene that codes for platelet-derived growth factor.

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All of the following play a role in DNA repair except ________.

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The initiation of transcription involves the binding of RNA polymerase to a specific sequence called a __________.

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Genomic libraries are produced by

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In nucleotide excision repair

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Mutations are caused by all of the following except ________.

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Light-induced repair will correct which of the following mutations

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Describe the advantages for organisms to arrange genes in operons.

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In higher eukaryotes replication begins with the

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The rate of DNA synthesis in eukaryotes is approximately_ nucleotides per per replication fork.

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Many promoters for RNA polymerase II contain a consensus sequence call the _______.

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The average natural mutation rate for plants and animals is one mutation per ______ Genes/generation.

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Explain the significance of "jumping genes."

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RNA molecules are more reactive than DNA molecules explain.

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