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Translation and Regulation
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The Shine-Dalgarno sequence is
Options
A. trailer sequence
B. a stop codon
C. the reading frame of a gene
D. a short sequence that acts as a ribosomal binding site
Correct Answer
a short sequence that acts as a ribosomal binding site
Translation and Regulation problems
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1. Which of the following molecule catalyzes the transpeptidation reaction?
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A. RNA polymerase
B. Peptidyl transferase
C. DNA ligase
D. DNA polymerase
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Correct Answer: Peptidyl transferase
2. During amino acid activation a(n)
Options
A. amino acid is bound to tRNA
B. amino acid is bound to mRNA
C. methyl group is attached to rRNA
D. methyl group is attached to an amino acid
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Correct Answer: amino acid is bound to tRNA
3. Site in the ribosome from which the tRNA donates amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain is
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A. P site
B. O site
C. T site
D. A site
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Correct Answer: P site
4. The final step of gene expression is protein synthesis, which is also known as
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A. replication
B. translation
C. transcription
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: translation
5. Which of the following defines an open reading frame (ORF)?
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A. A sequence of genome in bacteriophage
B. The sequence of a complete genome
C. A plasmid vector used in genome sequencing
D. A possible gene predicted by DNA sequencing
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Correct Answer: A possible gene predicted by DNA sequencing
6. The nonsense codon(s) is/are
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A. UAG
B. UAA
C. UGA
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
7. Which phage always carries a small piece of
E.coli
genome?
Options
A. Lambda
B. Mu
C. T4
D. T3
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Correct Answer: Mu
8. The role of molecular chaperones is to
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A. facilitate binding of ribosomes to mRNA
B. degrade newly synthesized polypeptides that contain inaccurate sequences
C. facilitate binding of RNA polymerase to DNA
D. aid a newly synthesized polypeptide in folding to its proper shape
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Correct Answer: aid a newly synthesized polypeptide in folding to its proper shape
9. Which of the following is a nontranslated sequence located between the transcription and the translation start site?
Options
A. Ending frame
B. Leader sequence
C. Trailer sequence
D. Reading frame
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Correct Answer: Leader sequence
10. A quorum sensing system
Options
A. detects a signal from the external environment
B. senses a compound produced by the bacterium itself
C. consists of a sensor component that phosphorylates a regulatory protein
D. controls the activity of ribosomes directly
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Correct Answer: senses a compound produced by the bacterium itself
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