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  • Question
  • In the presence of high levels of tryptophan


  • Options
  • A. attenuator allows transcription of trp structural genes
  • B. attenuator propogates transcription
  • C. attenuator terminates transcription
  • D. none of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • attenuator terminates transcription 


  • Genetic Regulation Prokaryotes problems


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    • 1. A frameshift mutation occurs in the sigma subunit gene transcribed as part of SPOl early genes. What will be the immediate result?

    • Options
    • A. Early genes will not be translated
    • B. Middle genes will not be transcribed
    • C. The bacterial host will lyse immediately
    • D. Infection will proceed as usual
    • Discuss
    • 2. DNA is methylated at

    • Options
    • A. AC sequences
    • B. TATA sequences
    • C. CAAT sequences
    • D. CG sequences
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following occur in the presence of glucose?

    • Options
    • A. lac Z gene expression is increased
    • B. cAMP increases
    • C. Binding of CAP-cAMP complex to the promoter area decreases
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The lac operon is transcribed in which segments?

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 5. Genes which need to be coordinately regulated but are not in operons may be regulated by

    • Options
    • A. common transcription factor binding domains
    • B. TATA boxes
    • C. CAAT regions
    • D. GC regions
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is not a transcription factor?

    • Options
    • A. Helix-turn-helix proteins
    • B. Zinc finger proteins
    • C. Leucine zipper proteins
    • D. Steroid hormones
    • Discuss
    • 7. Tubulin is regulated by

    • Options
    • A. binding of tubulin to tubulin mRNA
    • B. splicing of the tubulin transcript
    • C. binding of tubulin to the tubulin translational product
    • D. binding of tubulin to DNA
    • Discuss
    • 8. Enhancers differ from promoters in that

    • Options
    • A. they initiate transcription
    • B. they are adjacent to the start codon
    • C. their orientation can be inverted without effect
    • D. they are restricted to a specific gene
    • Discuss
    • 9. Sex hormones activate transcription of specific genes by

    • Options
    • A. binding to a transcription factor
    • B. binding to RNA polymerase
    • C. binding to DNA enhancer region
    • D. binding to DNA promoter region
    • Discuss
    • 10. The lac operon is translated into __________ proteins.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss


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