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  • Question
  • Which of the following statement defines a replicon?


  • Options
  • A. A DNA molecule that encodes pili for conjugation
  • B. A DNA molecule that is able to replicate and be maintained
  • C. A DNA template which is used in transcription
  • D. The enzyme responsible for transposition

  • Correct Answer
  • A DNA molecule that is able to replicate and be maintained 


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    • 1. A level of regulation, demonstrated by the termination of transcription if tryptophan is abundant, by the tryptophan operon in E.coli cells is called

    • Options
    • A. activation
    • B. attenuation
    • C. corepression
    • D. desiccation
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is a product of transcription?

    • Options
    • A. mRNA
    • B. tRNA
    • C. rRNA
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. An mRNA transcript of a gene contains

    • Options
    • A. a start codon
    • B. a stop codon
    • C. a terminator
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following enzyme is used for synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA?

    • Options
    • A. RNA polymerase
    • B. DNA ligase
    • C. DNA polymerase
    • D. RNA ligase
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following proteins first binds to TATA box during transcription?

    • Options
    • A. TF II A
    • B. TF II D
    • C. TF II B
    • D. RNA polymerase
    • Discuss
    • 6. What is the usual sequence of a Pribnow box?

    • Options
    • A. AUAUA
    • B. TATAAT
    • C. UUUUU
    • D. TTGACA
    • Discuss
    • 7. The synthesis of mRNA based on a DNA template is called

    • Options
    • A. DNA replication
    • B. transcription
    • C. translation
    • D. DNA restriction
    • Discuss
    • 8. The sigma factor

    • Options
    • A. is responsible for recognizing the termination sequence
    • B. provides the catalytic function of cleaving off pyrophosphates during mRNA synthesis
    • C. recognizes the promotor
    • D. accomplishes DNA restriction
    • Discuss
    • 9. A specific __________ factor helps RNA polymerase bind to late promoters and transcribe late genes.

    • Options
    • A. sigma
    • B. beta
    • C. delta
    • D. gamma
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of these catalyzes the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template?

    • Options
    • A. DNA gyrase
    • B. DNA ligase
    • C. DNA polymerase
    • D. RNA polymerase
    • Discuss


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