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Translation and Regulation
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Which of the following modified amino acid is used at the starting of most prokaryotic proteins?
Options
A. N-formylserine
B. N-formylmethionine
C. N-formylleucine
D. N-formylalanine
Correct Answer
N-formylmethionine
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1. Which of the following statement is correct?
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A. The size and sequence of introns can be deduced from the cDNA sequence
B. Restriction endonuclease can cleave ss and dsDNA both
C. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is usually formed in coding sequence of a gene
D. Amino acid sequence of a protein can be deduced from corresponding cDNA nucleotide
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Correct Answer: Amino acid sequence of a protein can be deduced from corresponding cDNA nucleotide
2. The development of global regulatory systems in prokaryotes
Options
A. determines the exact location of the cell on the globe
B. aids in DNA replication
C. determines the exact location of the replication site
D. regulates many genes under varying environmental conditions
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Correct Answer: regulates many genes under varying environmental conditions
3. What are the
Svedberg
values for the subunits of the 70S ribosomes of E
. colli
?
Options
A. 40S and 30S
B. 50S and 20S
C. 50S and 30S
D. 40S and 20S
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Correct Answer: 50S and 30S
4. Which of the termination codon is called amber?
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A. UAA
B. UAG
C. UGA
D. AUG
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Correct Answer: UAG
5. Which of the following three codons translate as serine (Ser)?
Options
A. AGU
B. CGA
C. CAU
D. AUG
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Correct Answer: AGU
6. Negative regulation of protein synthesis is accomplished by
Options
A. allosteric inhibition
B. the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter
C. the binding of a repressor to the DNA
D. the binding of a repressor to the RNA polymerase
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Correct Answer: the binding of a repressor to the DNA
7. Which of the following type of recombination does not require homologous sequences and is important for the integration of viral genomes into bacterial chromosomes?
Options
A. Mutagenic recombimation
B. Site-specific recombination
C. Replicative recombination
D. General recombination
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Correct Answer: Site-specific recombination
8. Which of the following is used by microbial genetisists as a tool?
Options
A. Bacteriophage
B. Plasmids
C. Transposable elements
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: All of these
9. The expression of gene X (which has promoter Px) is to be monitored. A gene fusion construction for carrying this work will
Options
A. have Px but not the rest of the X coding region
B. have the promoter of
lacZ
or some other reporter gene
C. allow to monitor the expression of all genes with a promoter similar in sequence to Px
D. give the same information as from a microarray
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Correct Answer: have Px but not the rest of the X coding region
10. The term used for acquisition of naked DNA from its environment and its incorporation in their genome by a bacterium is
Options
A. transformation
B. lysogenic conversion
C. conjugation
D. transduction
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Correct Answer: transformation
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