8.3 Flashcards
1
Q
what is the starting site in a eukaryotic gene?
A
promoter
2
Q
introns are present in mRNA
A
no, exons are
3
Q
what gets spliced?
A
introns
4
Q
what controls the amount of RNA made from a gene?
A
silencer/enhancer
5
Q
The TATA box is the RNA Polymerase
A
no, it’s the promoter
6
Q
what happens in initiation?
A
transcription factors bind to promoter and enhancer regions and prepare RNA polymerase to copy
7
Q
what stage are introns spliced?
A
elongation
8
Q
The Poly __ tail is added to the end of the new RNA
A
A
9
Q
what happens with a longer poly A tail in RNA
A
more preotein can be made from it
10
Q
What ‘ cap is added to the rna?
A
5’
