MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 10SQ
Up to ______ amino adds can be encoded by an mRNA that consists of 45
- a. 15
- b. 45
- c. 90
- d. 135
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a. Give the sequence of mRNA that would be transcribed off of the bottom strand and label its 5' and 3' ends.
b. translate this RNA sequence in 1a into a protein sequence
c. Give the sequence of mRNA that would be transcribed off of the top strand and label its 5' and 3' ends.
d. Translate this RNA sequence in 1c into a protein sequence
In a polyribosome, the polypeptides associated with which ribosomes will be the longest?
a. Those at the 5′ end of mRNA
b. Those at the 3′ end of mRNA
c. Those in the middle of mRNA
d. All polypeptides will be the same length.
_______is/are removed from a new mRNA. a. Introns c. A poly-A tail b. Exons d. Amino acids
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MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 9 - A chromosome contains many different genes that...Ch. 9 - A binding .site for RNA polymerase is called a ___...Ch. 9 - An RNA molecule is typically ______; a DNA...Ch. 9 - RNAs form by_____; proteins form by ________. a....Ch. 9 - The main function of a DNA molecule is to ________...Ch. 9 - The main function of an mRNA molecule is to ___ ....Ch. 9 - Prob. 7SQCh. 9 - Prob. 1DAACh. 9 - Prob. 2DAACh. 9 - Prob. 3DAA
Ch. 9 - Prob. 4DAACh. 9 - Prob. 8SQCh. 9 - Anticodons pair with ___ . a. mRNA codons b. DNA...Ch. 9 - Up to ______ amino adds can be encoded by an mRNA...Ch. 9 - Prob. 11SQCh. 9 - Prob. 12SQCh. 9 - Prob. 13SQCh. 9 - Energy that drives translation is provided mainly...Ch. 9 - Match the terms with the best description. __...Ch. 9 - Researchers are designing and testing antisense...Ch. 9 - An anticodon has the sequence GCG. What amino acid...Ch. 9 - Each position of a codon can be occupied by one of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4CTCh. 9 - Translate the .sequence of bases in the previous...Ch. 9 - Bacteria use the.same stop codons as eukaryotes....
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- Portions of eukaryotic mRNA sequence that are removed during RNA processing are . a. exons b. caps c. poly-A tails d. intronsarrow_forward1. Translation a)Explain the role of ribosomes in the process of protein translation.b. Explain the role of tRNA molecules in protein translation.c. Define the following terms:1. codon 2. anticodon. Explain how a codon is used in the process of translation.arrow_forwardMissense mutations a create premature stop codons b cause no change in a gene product c change the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide d none of the abovearrow_forward
- The function of the genetic code is toa. promote transcription.b. specify the amino acids within a polypeptide.c. alter the sequence of DNA.d. do none of the above.arrow_forwardWhich statement regarding UTRs is TRUE? a) Transcription begins at the start of the 5' UTR b) Translation begins at the start of the 5' UTR c) The 5' and 3' UTRs are spliced from the mRNA transcript d) The translation stop codon is found downstream of the 3' UTRarrow_forwardWhere does mRNA/tRNA codon-anticodon recognition take place? a)40S b)50S c)The surface between the two ribosomal subunits d)30Sarrow_forward
- Imagine that a mutation in a DNA molecule results in the codon CCU being changed to CCC. Both of these codons code for proline. The fact that more than one codon can code for the same amino acid is referred to as ___ a. the ambiguity of the genetic code b. the redundancy of the genetic code c. the randomness of the genetic code d. mutations in the genetic codearrow_forwardEukaryotic mRNA is capped at the 5' end by: a. adding a poly A sequence to the 5' end. b. ligating a 7-methylguanylate via a 3’ linkage. c. methylating the base pairs near the 5’ end. d. forming a lariat structure via transesterification.arrow_forwardWhat is one function of the 5' cap in eukaryotic mRNA? Select one: a. It is involved in translation termination. b. It is an intron splicing signal. c. It is the initial attachment site for ribosomes. d. It is involved in polyadenylation of the 5' end of the mRNAarrow_forward
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