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module part 8 Flashcards

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one strand that contains coding information and directs RNA synthesis

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Template strand

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DNA sequences that define where transcription of a gene by RNA polymerase begins

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promoter

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sequence of bases that is usually situated upstream from the coding region

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promoter

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defines the direction of transcription and indicates which DNA strand will be transcribed

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promoter

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serves as recognition/binding site for RNA polymerase

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promoter

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site of initial association with RNA polymerase

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Recognition site

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What is the binding site for prokaryotes?

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Pribnow box

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What is the binding site for eukaryotes?

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TATA box

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favors DNA unwinding before transcription begins

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Binding site

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Recognition site is _____ bases upstream of transcription initiation site

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35 bases

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Binding site is approx ______ bases upstream of transcription initaition site

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binding site

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idealized base sequences found most often when comparing the sequences of different bacteria

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consensus sequences

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13
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transcribed sequence that is not translated

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leader sequence

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Leader sequence contains a consensus sequence known as the _________________, which serves as the recognition site for the ribosome

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Shine-Dalgarno sequence

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sequence that begins immediately downstream of the leader sequence

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Coding region

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start with the template 3’ TAC 5’ which gives rise to mRNA codon 5’ AUG 3’, the first translated codon

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coding region

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non-translated region located immediately downstream of the translation terminator sequence and before the transcription terminator

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trailer region

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sites where DNA-recognizing regulatory proteins bind to either stimulate or inhibit gene expression

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Regulatory sites

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