Molecular Genetics Flashcards
1
Q
DNA Sugar
A
Deoxyribose
2
Q
RNA Sugar
A
Ribose
3
Q
Purines
A
adenine, guanine
4
Q
Pyrimidines
A
cytosine, uracil, thymine
5
Q
Transcriptional Regulation in Prokaryotes
A
Regulated by an operon
6
Q
Structural Genes:
A
have DNA that codes for protein
7
Q
Operator Genes:
A
repressor binding site
8
Q
Promoter Gene
A
RNA polymerase’s 1st binding site
9
Q
Inducible Systems
A
need an inducer for transcription to occur, then need a corepressor to inhibit transcription
10
Q
Viruses
A
acellular structures of double or single stranded DNA or RNA in a protein coat
11
Q
Lytic Cycle
A
Virus kills the host cell
12
Q
Lysogenic Cycle
A
virus enters host genome
