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Introduction: Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a
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The key to epigenetic regulation is ________.
a.
controlling accessibility to transcription factors and RNA polymerase binding
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biochemical modification of binding factors
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physical modification of the DNA
Epigenetic modification of gene expressiona. always inhibits gene transcription.b. always stimulates gene expression.c. is erased from the DNA following mitotic cell division.d. may sometimes be transmitted from generation to generation.
What are epigenetic modifications? a. the addition of reversible changes to histone proteins and DNA b. the removal of nucleosomes from the DNA c. the addition of more nucleosomes to the DNA d. mutation of the DNA sequence
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Ch. 13.1 - describe three types of RNA that play roles in...Ch. 13.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 13.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 13.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 13.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 13.2 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 13.2 - describe an example of post-transcription...Ch. 13.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 13.3 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 13.3 - Prob. 1CYL
Ch. 13.3 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 13.3 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 13.3 - Prob. 4CYLCh. 13.4 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 13.4 - describe three different types of mutations?Ch. 13.4 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 13.5 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 13.5 - Envision yourself as a physician. A mother,...Ch. 13.5 - Prob. 2TCCh. 13.5 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 13.5 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 13.5 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 13.5 - Prob. 4CYLCh. 13.5 - Prob. 1CTCh. 13 - Prob. 1MCCh. 13 - Which of the following is not true of RNA? a. It...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3MCCh. 13 - Prob. 4MCCh. 13 - Prob. 5MCCh. 13 - Synthesis of RNA from the instructions in DNA is...Ch. 13 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 13 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 13 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 13 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 13 - If a nucleotide is replaced by a different...Ch. 13 - Prob. 1RQCh. 13 - Name the three types of RNA that are essential to...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3RQCh. 13 - Prob. 4RQCh. 13 - Prob. 5RQCh. 13 - Prob. 6RQCh. 13 - Prob. 7RQCh. 13 - Define mutation. Describe four different effects...Ch. 13 - Prob. 1ACCh. 13 - Prob. 2AC
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- Post-translational control refers to: a. regulation of gene expression after transcription b. regulation of gene expression after translation c. control of epigenetic activation d. period between transcription and translationarrow_forwardControl of gene expression in eukaryotic cells occurs at which level(s)? a. only the transcriptional level b. epigenetic and transcriptional levels c. epigenetic, transcriptional, and translational levels d. epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational, and post-translational levelsarrow_forwardEpigenetic changes in gene regulation are caused by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a. missing nucleotides or chromosomes b. modifications to histones and the DNA, but not the nucleotide sequence itself c. mutations of the nucleotide sequencearrow_forward
- In one cell, gene C is expressed, whereas in another cell, geneC is inactive. After the cells are fused experimentally, both copiesof gene C are expressed. This observation could be explained bya. a cis-epigenetic mechanism.b. a trans-epigenetic mechanism.c. DNA methylation.d. both a and b.arrow_forwardEpigenetic control of gene expressiona. is hereditary. c. adds methyl groups to cytosine.b. locks genes “ON.” d. Two of thesearrow_forwardWhich of the following is an example of epigenetic modulation? a) Ionization-induced DNA damage b) Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) c) Free-radical induced DNA damage d) Histone modifications of DNAarrow_forward
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