Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The DNA is the genetic material present in all types of organisms on Earth. The DNA consist of
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the genetic code?
a. codons and anticodons consist of three bases
b. each amino acid is represented by at least one codon
c. one or more codons serve to indicate when protein synthesis is to stop
d. no individual codons represent more than one amino acid
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Which of the following statements regarding the genetic code is false?
The genetic code is nearly universal.
Each codon codes for only one amino acid.
Three different codons function to terminate translation.
There is a single initiation codon.
Each amino acid is encoded by a single codon.
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An amino acid can have more than one codon
Each codon specifies more than one amino acid
The genetic code is not degenerate
None of the above
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Principles of Biology
Ch. 10.1 - What is the direction of flow of genetic...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 10.1 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 10.1 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 10.2 - How would removing a terminator from a gene affect...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 1BCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 10.2 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 10.3 - Do the ends of protein-encoding genes have a poly...Ch. 10.3 - The splicing of pre-mRNA in eukaryotes involves...
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- The following segment of DNA codes for a protein. The uppercase letters represent exons. The lowercase letters represent introns. The lower strand is the template strand. Draw the primary transcript and the mRNA resulting from this DNA.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements about the genetic code are true and which are false? Correct each false statement. A.Each codon is composed of four bases. B.Some amino acids are represented by more than one carbon. C.All codons represent an amino acid. D.Each living species is thought to have its own unique genetic E.The codon AUG at the beginning of a sequence is a signal for protein synthesis to begin at that codon. F.It is not known if the code contains stop signals for protein synthesis.arrow_forwardIn the genetic code, there are ___ More tRNAs than codons More codons than amino acids The same number of codons and amino acids Multiple start codonsarrow_forward
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- Which of the following types of mutation that changes the mRNA sequence after the codon that initiates translation is likely to have the most detrimental effect on the polypeptide product? Group of answer choices a substitution of the first nucleotide of a GGG codon a substitution of the third nucleotide in an ACC codon an insertion of a codon a deletion of two nucleotides a deletion of a codonarrow_forwardWhich of the following is a true statement concerning codons A codon Will be read by RNA polymerase during transcription A codon is composed of two nucleaotides A codon specifies one amino acid A codon is composed of three amino acids A codon is found in all eukaryotes but not in prokaryotesarrow_forwardWhich of the following statements are NOT true? A. Replication is the process of making DNA and takes place in the nucleus of prokaryotic cells. B. Translation produces a polypeptide that may require additional processing to become a functional protein C. Transcription starts at the promoter of eukaryotic cells and scans until reaches the start codon. D. Splicing results in exons being put together and introns being removedarrow_forward
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