RAT #7 - Replication vs. Transcription vs. Translation Flashcards
(T/F). The template strand of DNA for one gene may be the coding strand of DNA for another
TRUE
Which of the following molecules contains the Genetic Code?
a. rRNA
b. DNA
c. tRNA
d. mRNA
b. DNA
The initiation step of translation is similar to which step(s) of transcription?
a. Initiation
b. Initiation + Elongation
c. Binding
d. Binding + Initiation
d. Binding + Initiation
The AUG Start Codon in Translation is similar to which of the following in Transcription?
a. the promoter
b. the +1 start or initiation site
c. the Kozak sequence
d. the origin of replication
b. the +1 Start or Initiation Site
Which of the following monomers functions as the substrate for Translation?
a. ribonucleic acids
b. amino acids
c. phosphates
d. deoxyribonucleic acids
b. Amino Acids
Which of the following functions as the template in transcription?
a. tRNA
b. mRNA
c. double stranded DNA
d. single stranded DNA
INCORRECT Answer:
c. double stranded DNA
(T/F). Termination of DNA Replication occurs when the DNA Polymerase reads a termination sequence in the template strand.
FALSE
The nucleotide sequence responsible for aligning (onto the template) the enzymatic
machinery responsible for the synthesis of proteins in eukaryotic translation is called?
a. Promoter Sequence
b. TATA box
c. Shine Dalgarno Sequence
d. Kozak Sequence
INCORRECT Selected Answer:
b. TATA box
Transcription and translation of a gene composed of 30 nucleotides would form a
protein containing no more than _______ amino acids?
a. 60
b. 10
c. 15
d. 30
b. 10
TFIIB in Transcription possesses a similar function (in part) to which protein factor in
DNA Replication?
a. Origin of Binding Proteins
b. DNA Helicase
c. Clamp-loading protein
d. Sliding-Clamp Protein
INCORRECT Selected Answer:
b. DNA Helicase
