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Transcription

A

DNA -> mRNA

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Where does Transcription take place in Prokaryotes?

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cytoplasm

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Where does transcription take place in eukaryotes?

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nucleus

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4
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what is the coding strand called?

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Sense strand

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5
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what is the non-coding strand or the template strand called?

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non-sense strand

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6
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RNA strand will be complimentary to what strand?

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the template strand. the RNA strand will look a lot like the coding strand

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7
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Promoter

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Recruits RNA polymerase to come bind to DNA. Rna Polymerase recognizes the sequence of the promoter region and begins there. It then runs into the beginning of the gene called the start site.

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8
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Where does transcription begin?

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Start site

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9
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Does RNA polymerase need a primer?

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no

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10
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What is monocystronic?

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Have 1 gene on RNA. Eukaryotes

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What is polycystronic?

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1 RNA, several gene products. Prokaryotes

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12
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RNA polymeras I

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rRNA

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13
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RNA polymerase II

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mRNA

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14
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RNA polymerase III

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tRNA

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15
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Promoter in eukaryotes

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TATA box (-25)

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16
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Promoter in Prok

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-35 element, -10 Pridnode sequence (AT rich)

17
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exons

A

part that code for a protein

18
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introns

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Part that need cut out

19
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Splicing

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Bring the exons together after the introns have been cut out. only happens in eukaryotes

20
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Before being sent to nucleus for translation, what needs added to strand?

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5’ cap and a poly A tail.

21
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Where is the bulk of gene regulation?

A

Transcription

22
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Lac Operon

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transcription regulation