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  • Question
  • The nonsense codon(s) is/are


  • Options
  • A. UAG
  • B. UAA
  • C. UGA
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • all of these 


  • Translation and Regulation problems


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    • 1. 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following molecule catalyzes the transpeptidation reaction?

    • Options
    • A. RNA polymerase
    • B. Peptidyl transferase
    • C. DNA ligase
    • D. DNA polymerase
    • Discuss
    • 3. During amino acid activation a(n)

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. Site in the ribosome from which the tRNA donates amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain is

    • Options
    • A. P site
    • B. O site
    • C. T site
    • D. A site
    • Discuss
    • 5. The final step of gene expression is protein synthesis, which is also known as

    • Options
    • A. replication
    • B. translation
    • C. transcription
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which phage always carries a small piece of E.coli genome?

    • Options
    • A. Lambda
    • B. Mu
    • C. T4
    • D. T3
    • Discuss
    • 7. 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
    • Discuss
    • 8. 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
    • Discuss
    • 9. 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
    • Discuss
    • 10. What was the first bacterial genome to be sequenced and made public?

    • Options
    • A. Bacillus subtilis
    • B. Escherichia coli
    • C. Haemophilus influenzae
    • D. No bacterial genome has been sequenced yet
    • Discuss


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