exam 3 Flashcards
The transposons are also name as a) jumping genes b) mobile genetic elements c) junk DNA d) a and b e) a, b and c
e) a, b and c
Transposons can contribute to genetic diversity by causing mutations
true
Retrotransposons copy themselves to RNA (transcription), but instead of being translated the RNA is copied into DNA by a reverse transcriptase
a) True
The transposase cut and paste the transposon
a) True
Insertion sequence elements only encode gene products required for transposase synthesis and regulation
a) True
Transposon with inactive transposase continue to jump through the genome
a) True
Composite transposon only is composed by two IS sequences
a) True
The target DNA has a short direct repeat that bracket the transposon
a) True
During the transposition of the insertion elements the repeat in the target DNA is not duplicated
b) False
In the Out-site end Transposition, each IS element can transpose independently as long as the transposase acts on both of its ends
a) True
13) The Inside end transposition occur in
a) Composite transposon
b) Non-composite transposon
c) IS elements
a) Composite transposon
14) Consequences of the inside end transposition
- a) Creation of a new composite transposon
- b) Deletion and inversion to a nearby target on the same DNA
- c) a and b
- d) None of the options
c) a and b
15) A common way of delivering transposons is to use ______________ that cannot replicate in the recipient cells. pGP704 is an AmpR plasmid that is unable to replicate unless the Pi protein (encoded by the pir gene) is provided in the recipient cell. a) Plasmid b) Phage c) Suicide Vector
c) Suicide Vector
The distinction between an insertion sequence and a composite transposon is that the insertion sequence only contains genes for the mobility of the sequence
a) True
Replicative mechanism, part of the transposon replicates during transposition resulting in two copies of the transposon
b) False
Cut-and-Paste or conservative or non-replicative mechanism, the transposon is removed from one place and inserted into another
a) True
Cointegrates are obligate intermediaries in copy and paste transposition
b) False
Resolvase promotes recombination
a) True
In the cut and paste mechanism the transposase makes a double-stranded beak at the ends of the transposon
a) True
Transposition is regulated by Dam methylation
a) True
24) __________________ copy themselves to RNA (transcription), but instead of being translated the RNA is copied into DNA by a reverse transcriptase (often coded by the transposon itself) and inserted back into the genome
a) Class I transposon
b) Class II transposon
c) Retrotransposons
d) a and c
e) b and c
Retrotansposons
The definitive experiment proving this mechanism for transposon Tn10 was done by Bender and Kleckner
a) True
In both transposition mechanism the cut 5’ ends of the target DNA are join to the free 3’ end of the transposon and the target DNA 3’ end is used as a primer for replication until the free 5’ end is reached
a) True
One amino acid change in the transposase can convert a non-replicative transposon into a replicative transposon
a) True
Typically, the transposition frequency is decrease when a transposon enters a naive host or immediately after DNA replication
b) False
Hemimethylation is a signal that DNA has just replicated
a) True
In hemimetilated DNA the binding of RNA pol to the dam gene promoter decrease and the transposition increase
b) False
In both recombination models, Holliday Double-strand Invasion and Double Break Repair the formation of two Holidays junction is carried out
b) False