Chapter 2 DNA Replication and Transcription Flashcards
The process associated with RNA polymerase is:
A) Meiosis B) Transcription C) Translation D) Meiosis II E) Transpiration
B) Transcription
Which of the following is needed to preform PCR (may be more than one).
A) Free Nucleotides B) DNA polymerase 40s C) DNA polymerase D) RNA polymerase I E) TFIIB
A) Free Nucleotides
C) DNA polymerase
What could cause all transcription to stop in a prokaryote?
A) The sole RNA polymerase gene has mutated
B) Uracil DNA is not available
C) The nucleus is closed
D) All of the above
A) The sole RNA polymerase gene has mutated
You have performed an extraction of a eukaryote cells’ RNA- you discover that there are no mRNA molecules- what is the most likely cause of this?
A) All of the mRNA genes have become mutated
B) All of the siRNA genes have become mutated
C) The RNA polymerase I genes have been inactivated
D) The RNA polymerase II genes have been inactivated
E) The RNA polymerase III genes have been inactivated
D) The RNA polymerase II genes have been inactivated
True or False?
Griffith discovered that the transforming material was RNA?
False
True or False?
Watson and Crick discovered that DNA was replicated in a conservative manner?
False
True or False?
Avery, Macleod and McCarty discovered that DNA was responsible for Griffiths’ transformation experiment?
True
True of False?
Prokaryote RNA has multiple origins of replication?
False
True or False?
Prokaryote DNA is in its linear form?
False
True or False?
Eukaryote DNA has multiple origins of replication?
True
True or False?
Housekeeping genes are always expressed?
True
True or False?
RNA polymerase III is required for mRNA synthesis?
False
True or False?
RNA polymerase II is required for tRNA synthesis?
False
True or False?
A heated lid on a PCR machine is used to keep your samples from evaporating?
True
Discovered that helical form of DNA
A) Mendel B) Griffith C) Avery, MaCleod, McCarty D) Franklin E) Chargaff
D) Franklin
Discovered the structure of DNA
A) Mendel B) Griffith C) Avery, MaCleod, McCarty D) Watson and Crick E) Chargaff
D) Watson and Crick
Discovered that DNA had equal amounts of Adenine and Thymine?
A) Mendel B) Griffith C) Avery, MaCleod, McCarty D) Watson and Crick E) Chargaff
E) Chargaff
Discovered that DNA was the genetic material
A) Mendel B) Griffith C) Avery, MaCleod, McCarty D) Watson and Crick E) Chargaff
C) Avery, MaCleod, McCarty
Which of the following molecules is not needed for DNA replication using PCR?
A) DNA polymerase
B) DNA template
C) Specific Primers
D) Helicase
D) Helicase
In the Avery at al. experiment, what would it have meant if the removal of polysaccharides from the heat-killed IIIS S. pneumoniae cells had led to the living mouse?
A) That there were no polysaccharides in the cells.
B) It would have shown that mice were made out of polysaccharides
C) It would have shown that the transforming material for mice was polysaccharides
C) It would have shown that the transforming material for mice was polysaccharides
The manuscript states that multiple genes are transcribed at the same time. Which of the following statements were supported by this manuscript?
A) When genes are transcribed together they always perform related functions
B) When genes are transcribed together they never perform related functions
C) Nearby genes are always transcribed at the same time
D) Three or more genes are that are close together on a chromosome are always transcribed together
E) None of the above
E) None of the above
