Practice Exam #2 Flashcards
RNA polymerase recognizes which of the following DNA regions in transcription
promoter
in mutant DNA polymerase without 5’–>3’ exonuclease function, what property is expected to have? it will:
likely to keep the RNA primers
While prokaryotes have a single transcription factor (_), eukaryotes have several TF-II.
sigma only
All tRNA molecules:
have a cloverleaf shape for their secondary structure.
What is the most likely result from mutating a 3’-5’ exonuclease activity in the DNA polymerase?
unable to proof reading
Before replication start with DNA polymerase, a set of molecules (__________) recognize and bind the origin of replication.
initiator proteins
Telomerase is a unique enzyme in that:
has a template.
In eukaryotes, what initially binds to the TATA box on the DNA template?
TBP
A rho-independent transcription terminator includes:
- inverted repeats which when transcribed fold into a hairpin
- a region in the RNA molecule that causes RNA polymerase to pause
Glycosylase and apurinic base are usually associated with:
BER
The _______ is an expensive protein in the sense that spends ATP to rotate around the single strand of DNA template for the lagging strand.
helicase
The following terms best associate with: Rec and BRCA
HR
Eukaryotic transcription factors assist the ______ in binding to the _________.
RNA polymerase; promoter
Which protein is observed exclusively in association with eukaryotic DNA replication?
telomerase
In eukaryotes, enzyme responsible for transcribing all protein-coding genes is
RNA polymerase II
____________ bind to enhancers in eukaryotic cells to increase the rate of transcription.
Transcription activators
Introns within primary eukaryotic transcripts
Vary considerably in size and number among different genes
What kind of RNA functions in splicing and is associated with the spliceosome?
snRNA