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  • Question
  • Why are several structural genes regulated as a unit in bacteria?


  • Options
  • A. An accident of evolution
  • B. It allows coordinating regulation of genes with a common function
  • C. The bacteria chromosome is so small; many different genes must be controlled by the same promoter
  • D. none of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • It allows coordinating regulation of genes with a common function 


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    • 1. Cleavage of DNA by EcoRI endonuclease results in the formation of

    • Options
    • A. two 3'-OH ends and two 5'-phosphate ends
    • B. one 3'-OH end and one 5'-phosphate end
    • C. two 3'-phosphate ends and two 3'-OH ends
    • D. one 3'-OH end and two 5'-phosphate end
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is correct in terms of determination of location of genetic traits?

    • Options
    • A. Known protein coding sequences are too far apart to allow linkage determination for most new genes
    • B. Restriction sites allow DNAs to be digested
    • C. Protein-coding genes are always associated with a restriction pattern
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. An oil drop with a polar coat is a metaphor referring to the three dimensional structure of

    • Options
    • A. fibrous proteins
    • B. collagen
    • C. globular proteins
    • D. silk protein
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following processes involve the combining of a message from one signaling molecule with that of another to either enhance or inhibit a cellular effect?

    • Options
    • A. Signal transduction
    • B. Signal reception
    • C. Signal integration
    • D. Signal amplification
    • Discuss
    • 5. A person with phenylketonuria will convert

    • Options
    • A. phenylalanine to phenylpyruvate
    • B. phenylalanine to isoleucine
    • C. phenylpyruvate to phenylalanine
    • D. tyrosine to phenylalanine
    • Discuss
    • 6. The genetic code is degenerated. Which of the following codons represents the principle of degeneracy?

    • Options
    • A. UAA and UAC
    • B. AUG and AUA
    • C. CAU and CAC
    • D. UUA and UUC
    • Discuss
    • 7. Attractive Vander Waals forces occur between

    • Options
    • A. apolar molecules in the liquid state
    • B. any pair of nearby atoms
    • C. polar molecules in the solid state
    • D. only if other forces are less favorable
    • Discuss
    • 8. A gradient elution in HPLC is one in which the composition of the solvent

    • Options
    • A. remains constant
    • B. is changed continuously or in a series of steps
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. A combination of paper chromatography and electrophoresis involves

    • Options
    • A. partition chromatography
    • B. electrical mobility of the ionic species
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. In algae, photosynthesis takes place in

    • Options
    • A. choloroplasts
    • B. cell membrane
    • C. mitochondria
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss


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