3. Control of Gene Expression - Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

Question 1

What do all forms of life use?

Answer 1

The genetic code found in transcription and translation

Question 2

What do the proteins produced by gene expression determine?

Answer 2

Phenotype

Question 3

Of all the genes in a eukaryotic cell, only a fraction are…

Answer 3

Expressed

Question 4

What is gene expression influenced and controlled by?

Answer 4

intra- and extra-cellular signals and environmental factors
the regulation of transcription
splicing of mRNA
the regulation of translation
post translational modifications