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
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Introduction: Transcription is the process in which the
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_______is/are removed from a new mRNA. a. Introns c. A poly-A tail b. Exons d. Amino acids
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.
The anticodon …
A.
is complementary to the mRNA
B.
is found on the ribosome
C.
is found on the tRNA
D.
A and C
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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_forwardEnergy that drives translation is provided mainly by ______ . a. ATP c. GTP b. amino acids d. ribosomesarrow_forwardA promoter is ______. a. a specific sequence of DNA nucleotides b. a specific sequence of RNA nucleotides c. a protein that binds to DNA d. an enzyme that synthesizes RNAarrow_forward
- What is the genetic code? a. The relationship between a three-base codon sequence and an amino acid or the end of translation b. The entire base sequence of an mRNA molecule c. The entire sequence from the promoter to the terminator of a gene d. The binding of tRNA to mRNAarrow_forwardIf a human gene is found to contain five introns, the mature mRNA encoded by that gene would have how many exons? a) four exons b) five exons c) six exons d) there could be multiple mRNA that contain between one and six exonsarrow_forwardThe 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_forward
- 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 sequencearrow_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_forwardWhich is true about eukaryotic cDNA? Choose all that apply a. it is single stranded b. it is made up of only introns c. it is constructed from mRNA that is reverse transcribed d.arrow_forward
- Which of the following best describes mRNA?Group of answer choices a) Complexes with ribosomal proteins to form ribosomes b) Transports amino acids to ribosomes during translation c) Provides the instructions for the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide d) Used for eukaryotic RNA processingarrow_forwardWhat is the role of transcription in the determination of the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide chain? A. It pairs anticodons and codons. B. It synthesizes an mRNA strand. C. It duplicates the information in DNA. D. It decodes the information from mRNA.arrow_forwardIf a mutation deletes the start codon in a eukrayotic gene, which of the following most accurately describes its consequence? A. There will be no mRNA or polypeptide made. B. The mRNA will be made but no polypeptide is made. C. The mRNA will not be processed properly. D. Nothing will happen. It is a silent mutation.arrow_forward
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