review for exam 2

Question 1

define transcription factor

Answer 1

protein that promotes transcription.

there are general and specific

Question 2

mitosis results in _ identical cells and meiosis results in _ daughter cells

Answer 2

2,4

Question 3

what do activators bind to

Answer 3

transcription initiation complex

Question 4

what happens when premRNA gets processed

Answer 4

-interons are removed
-exons joined together
-tail and cap attached