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Chapter Nineteen: Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes Flashcards

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1
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what are at least five ways to regulate gene expression in a eukaryote

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  1. transcription initiation
  2. transcription processing
  3. mRNA export from the nucleus
  4. translation of mRNA
  5. protein localization
  6. protein modification
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compared to prokaryotes, eukaryotes have additional levels of complexity for controlling ___

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gene expression

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___ in eukaryotes often makes DNA unavailable to transcription machinery

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chromatin structure

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additional ___ processing events occur in eukaryotes

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RNA

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5
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in eukaryotes, transcription occurs in the ___ and translation occurs in the ___

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nucleus
cytoplasm

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6
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gene regulation controls ___ into hundreds of specialized cell types

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cell differentiation

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7
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RNA pol I transcribes ___
RNA pol II transcribes ___
RNA pol III transcribes ___

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rRNA genes
genes that encode proteins
tRNA genes and some small RNAs

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DNA sequence that is usually directly adjacent to the gene, where RNA polymerase binds

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promoter

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9
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promoters in eukaryotes often have a ___

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TATA box

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genes that are expressed at low levels all the time

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housekeeping genes

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genes that make cells unique, expression is cell or time specific

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luxury genes

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12
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there are ___ cell types in humans

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200

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13
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a regulatory site that can be far away from the gene

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enhancer

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14
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enhancers are binding sites for ___

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transcription factors

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15
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enhancers still function when moved to different positions relative to promoter because of ___

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flexibility of DNA

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a ___ can tell you the location and time of gene expression

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reporter gene

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17
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three general reporter genes

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  1. GFP
  2. LacZ
  3. luciferase
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GFP is ___ and has ___ sensitivity

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fluorescent
high

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lacZ is ___ and has ___ sensitivity

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chromatogenic
medium

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20
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luciferase is ___ and has ___ sensitivity

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luminescent
low

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21
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transcription factors are ___ that act in ___ to control ___

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proteins
trans
transcription initiation

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transcription factors bind to ___ and ___

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promoters and enhancers

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23
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transcription factors recruit ___ to influence transcription

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other types of proteins

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three types of transcription factors

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  1. basal factors
  2. activators
  3. repressors
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basal factors bind to ___ of protein-encoding genes

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promoters

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26
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a complex of more than 20 proteins needed most of the time for transcription of eukaryotic genes

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mediator complex

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mediator complex bridges ___ and ___

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RNA pol II and enhancer

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activators are responsible for much of the ___ in levels of transcription of different genes

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variation

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activators stimulate recruitment of ___ and ___ to promoters

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basal factors and RNA pol II

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activators recruit ___ to open chromatin structure

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coactivators

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activator proteins have at least ___ functional domains

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two

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32
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most DNA binding proteins are dimers
true/false

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true

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33
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domain that binds to a specific enhancer

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DNA binding domain

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34
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domain that binds to other proteins

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activation domain

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35
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domain that allows an activator to interact with other proteins

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dimerization domain

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36
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two domains that every activator has

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DNA binding domain
activation domain

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37
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two examples of a DNA binding domain

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  1. helix-turn-helix
  2. zinc finger
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38
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DNA binding domains fit within the ___ of DNA

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major groove

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39
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dimerization domains are specialized for ___ interactions

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polypeptide-polypeptide

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40
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multimeric proteins made of identical subunits

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homodimers

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41
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multimeric proteins made of nonidentical subunits

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heterodimers

42
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repressor proteins suppress transcription initiation by recruiting ___

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corepressors

43
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two alternate functions of corepressors

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  1. prevent RNA pol II complex from binding to promoter
  2. modify histones to close chromatin structure
44
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the same transcription factor can play ___ roles in different cells

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different

45
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repressor proteins can act through competition with an ___

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activator protein

46
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interferes with the function of an activator

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indirect repressor

47
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histone ___ affects transcription

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modifications

48
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___ acetylate histone tails

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histone acetyl transferase (HAT)

49
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many transcription factor ___ are HATs

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coactivators

50
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histone acetylation ___ chromatin, which ___ gene expression

A

opens
favors

51
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___ methylate histone tails

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histone methyltransferase (HMT)

52
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HMT can ___ or ___ transcription, some are ___ some are ___

A

activate or repress
coactivators
corepressors

53
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modifications made by HATs and HMTs can be taken off by ___ or ___

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histone deacetylases ot histone demethylases

54
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in humans, ___ genes code for transcriptional regulatory proteins

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2000, 10%

55
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each regulatory protein can act on ___

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many genes

56
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each enhancer has binding sites with ___ affinities for activators and repressors

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varying

57
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call-type specific transcription is achieved by changes in ___

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transcription factors

58
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the function of trans acting proteins changes by ___, ___, or ___

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allosteric interactions, modification of transcription factors, or transcription factor cascades

59
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tool for finding all target gens of a particular transcription factor within the entire genome of a. particular cell

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chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-Seq)

60
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two methods to see if a protein binds to DNA

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DNA foot printing
ChIP-Seq

61
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sequences located between an enhancer and a promoter that block access to the promoter

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insulators

62
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insulators organize genomic DNA into ___

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loops

63
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human insulators bind ___ to form loops called ___

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CTCF proteins
topologically associating domains (TADs)

64
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enhancers activate promoters located in the ___ loop

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same

65
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scientists detect TADs through ___

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chromatin conformation capture

66
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correct enhancer promoter reactions require specific TAD ___

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boundaries

67
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mutations that disrupt TAD boundaries can alter ___

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genes expression

68
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one form of ___ is due to deletion of TAD boundary between EPH4A and IHH genes

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polydactyly

69
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post transcriptional regulation can occur at the level of ___ and ___

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RNA and protein

70
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three mechanisms of RNA regulation

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splicing, stability, and localization

71
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three mechanisms of protein regulation

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synthesis, stability, modification, localization

72
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sex-specific courting behavior is controlled by male-specific ___

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Fru-M

73
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Fru-M and Fru-F are produced by ___ of the ___ primary transcript

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alternative splicing
same

74
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___ and ___ are expressed in females and clock use of a splice acceptor site, so the use of different ___ leads different Fruits proteins in males and females

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Tra and Tra2
exons

75
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control of translation often occurs at ___

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initiation

76
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the small subunit of the ribosome recognizes a complex structure built around the ___ of the mRNA

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5’ cap

77
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eIFG protein binds to ___ at the poly-A tail to circularize mRNA

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poly-A binding protein (PABP)

78
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mRNA translation can be regulated in response to ___ in the environment

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nutrients

79
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presence of nutrients and growth factors int he environment leads to ___ of 4E-NP1

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phosphorylation

80
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translation can also be controlled through ___ length

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poly-A tail

81
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longer poly-A tails bind PABP ___ efficiently than shorter tails, so the translation initiation complex forms ___ efficiently

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more
more

82
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upstream ORFs that begin with a decoy AUG and encode small peptides that have no function

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decoy ORF

83
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the decoy ORF mechanism is used in the drosophila ___ pathway

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sex differentiation

84
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ribosomal profiling measures translation ___

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efficiency

85
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the amount of gene product does not always correlate with the amount of ___

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mRNA

86
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ribosome profiling allows researchers to observe ___ of ribosomes on mRNA

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positions

87
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specialized RNAs that prevent expression of specific genes through complementary base pairing, 21-30 nt long

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small RNAs

88
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small RNAs regulate mRNA ___ and ___

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stability and translation

89
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three classes of small RNAs

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  1. micro-RNAs (miRNAs)
  2. small interfering RNAs (siRNAs)
  3. piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs)
90
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miRNAs target ___; function to ___ translation and ___ mRNAs

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mRNA
block
destabilize

91
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siRNAs target ___ and ___; function to ___ translation/___ mRNA and recruit histone modifying enzymes to DNA resulting in ___

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mRNA and nascent transcripts of chromosomal regions destined to become heterochromatin
block
destabilize
heterochromatin formation

92
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piRNAs target ___; function to ___ TE mRNA and facilitate histone modifications that inhibit ___

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transposable element transcripts and promoters
degrade
transposable element transcription

93
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most miRNA are transcribed by ___

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RNA pol II

94
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two ways miRNAs can down regulate expression of target genes

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  1. when complementary is perfect, target mRNA is degraded
  2. when complementary is imperfect, translation of mRNA target is repressed
95
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siRNAs are useful experimental tools to selectively ___ of target genes through ___ interference

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known down expression
RNA

96
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piRNAs minimize ___

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transposable element mobilization

97
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the ___ of X chromosomes determines sex in drosophila

A

number

98
Q

maleness is brought about by the present of ___ X chromosome

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one

99
Q

two X chromosomes are required to activate transcription of the ___ gene in early drosophila embryogenesis

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Sxl

100
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Sxl transcription influences sex through these three pathways

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  1. male vs. female appearance and behavior
  2. development of germ cells as eggs or sperm
  3. dosage compensation
101
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sex lethal (Sxl) gene encodes an RNA binding protein that controls the ___ of RNA targets

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alternative splicing

102
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Sxl transcription is necessary for ___ development

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female

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