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The process of copying a gene's DNA sequence into a sequence of RNA is

1 CORRECT
called

A)replication.

B)transcription.

C)translation.

D)PCR.

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2 CORRECT The transcribing enzyme is

A)ligase.

B)DNA polymerase.

C)RNA polymerase.

D)amino-acyl transferase.

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3 INCORRECT Which molecule contains the genetic code?

A)DNA

B)mRNA

C)tRNA

D)rRNA

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4 CORRECT Transcription occurs along a ____ template forming an mRNA in the ____
 direction.

A)5' to 3'; 5' to 3'

B)5' to 3'; 3' to 5'

C)3' to 5'; 5' to 3'

D)3' to 5'; 3' to 5'

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5 CORRECT Which of the statements below is false?

A)The genetic code is

overlapping.

B)The genetic code is

universal.

C)Degenerate codons
specify the same amino
acids.

D)The genetic code is

triplet.

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6 CORRECT The first mRNA codon to specify an amino acid is always

A)TAC.

B)UAA.

C)UAG.

D)AUG.

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The amino acid sequence of a polypeptide chain comprises the ____

7 CORRECT
structure of the protein.

A)primary

B)secondary

C)tertiary

D)quaternary
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8 CORRECT Transfer RNA's bind during translation by the

A)codon.

B)anticodon.

C)template.

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Of the ____ different possible codons, ____ specify amino acids and ____
9 CORRECT
signal stop.

A)20, 17, 3

B)180, 20, 60

C)64, 61, 3

D)61, 60, 1

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10 CORRECT RNA contains which bases?

A)adenine, thymine,
guanine, cytosine, uracil

B)adenine, thymine,
guanine, cytosine

C)thymine, guanine,
cytosine, uracil

D)adenine, guanine,
cytosine, uracil

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11 CORRECT Which of the following statements is true regarding introns?

A)Introns are the parts of

mRNA that are
translated.

B)Introns have no
function.

C)In general, human

genes have fewer
 introns than genes of
other organisms.

D)Introns may be involved

in exon shuffling.

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12 INCORRECT Which mode of information transfer usually does not occur?

A)DNA to DNA

B)DNA to RNA

C)DNA to protein

D)all occur in a working

cell

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A geneticist isolates a gene for a specific trait under study. She also isolates
the corresponding mRNA. Upon comparison, the mRNA is found to contain
13 CORRECT
1,000 fewer bases than the DNA sequence. Did the geneticist isolate the
wrong DNA?

A)yes, mRNA is made from

a DNA template and
should be the same
length as the gene
sequence

B)yes, the mRNA should

contain more bases than
the DNA sequence
because bases flanking
the gene are also
transcribed

C)no, the final mRNA

contains only exons, the
introns were removed

D)no, the mRNA was

partially degraded after
it was transcribed

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The effort to decipher the genetic code was led by ____ who was awarded a
14 CORRECT
Nobel Prize for his work.

A)Nirenberg

B)Lederberg
 C)Watson

D)Crick

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A DNA strand with the sequence AACGTAACG is transcribed. What is the

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sequence of the mRNA molecule synthesized?

A)AACGTAACG

B)UUGCAUUGC

C)AACGUAACG

D)TTGCATTGC

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What sequence on the template strand of DNA corresponds to the first

16 CORRECT
amino acid inserted into a protein?

A)TAC

B)UAA

C)UAG

D)AUG

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17 CORRECT Which of the following is an example of the degeneracy of the genetic code?

A)a given amino acid has

more than one codon

B)each codon specifies

more than one amino
acid

C)the first two bases

specify the amino acid

D)the genetic code is not

degenerate

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18 CORRECT Proteomics
 A)is another term for
genomics in humans.

B)is the study of the

collection of proteins
produced in a particular
cell.

C)is the study of proteins

produced by a particular
gene.

D)proves that a single

gene codes for only one
protein.

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The template strand of DNA for one gene may be the coding strand of DNA
19 CORRECT
for another gene.

A)True

B)False

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20 INCORRECT Which of the following statements is true regarding transposons?

A)They are sequences of

mRNA that can move
around in the genome.

B)They exist in corn, but

are not found in the
human genome.

C)They are the most

abundant type of repeat
in the genome.

D)All of the above are true

regarding transposons.

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21 INCORRECT Transcription and translation of a gene composed of 30 nucleotides would

 form a protein containing no more than ___ amino acids.

A)10

B)15

C)60

D)90

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During translation, the ____ site within the ribosome hold the growing
22 INCORRECT amino acid chain while the ____ site holds the next amino acid to be added
to the chain.

A)A, P

B)P, A

C)A, B

D)B, A

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The amino acid structure of a polypeptide chain determines its ____

23 CORRECT
structure.

A)primary

B)secondary

C)tertiary

D)quaternary

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____ regulate which genes or subsets of genes are transcribed in a

24 CORRECT
particular cell type.

A)transcription factors
 B)chaperone proteins

C)RNA polymerases

D)transcription is not
regulated

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An antibiotic interferes with the ability of the ribosome to move. What affect
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would exposure to this chemical have on a bacterial cell?

A)protein synthesis will be

affected

B)the protein synthesized

will be shorter than
normal

C)the protein synthesized

will be longer than
normal

D)no proteins will be

produced

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