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(Points: 1) When DNA is replicated during S of the cell cycle, the sequence is maintained but the double strand is not. Each strand of the original double strand accompanies its new complement strand. This process is known as the

a. b. c. d. e.

a. disruptive DNA replication. b. conservative DNA replication. c. semiconservative DNA replication. d. dispersive DNA replication. e. stabilizing DNA replication.

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Save Answer 2. (Points: 1) As the two strands of DNA are unraveled, an enzyme relieves the strain on the two strands. The enzyme is

a. b. c. d. e.

a. DNA polymerase. b. DNA ligase. c. DNA gyrase. d. DNA endonuclease. e. DNA exonuclease.

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Save Answer 3. (Points: 1) When nonvirulent bacteria were mixed with dead virulent bacteria, Griffith unexpectedly found that the injected mice died. He explained this behavior by suggesting the nonvirulent strain of bacteria as being

a. b. c. d. e.

a. activated. b. transformed. c. translated. d. transcribed. e. expressed.

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Save Answer 4. (Points: 1) Chargaff's rules for the pairing of nitrogen bases is

a. b. c. d. e.

a. A = C and G = T. b. A pairs with T and G pairs with C. c. A pairs with G and C pairs with T. d. A pairs with C and G pairs with T. e. T = C and G = A.

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Save Answer 5. (Points: 1) Which of the following DNA sequences is complementary to 5' ATGGTCAGT 3'?

a. b. c. d.

a. 5' ATGGTCAGT 3' b. 5' TGACTGGTA 3' c. 5' TACCAGTCA 3' d. 5' ACTGACCAT 3'

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Save Answer 6. (Points: 1) Transcription is the first stage in the Central Dogma. Transcription is initiated by

a. b. c. d.

a. DNA polymerase binding to the promoter. b. RNA polymerase binding to the promoter. c. mRNA polymerase binding to the promoter. d. tRNA polymerase binding to the promoter.

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Save Answer 7. (Points: 1) The enzyme that initiates transcription is

a. b. c. d. e.

a. RNA polymerase. b. DNA polymerase. c. carbonic anhydrase. d. ATP synthetase. e. transformation principle.

false

Save Answer 8. (Points: 1) Amino acids are transported to the ribosome for use in building the polypeptide by

a. b. c. d. e.

a. mRNA molecules. b. tRNA molecules. c. DNA polymerase molecules. d. rRNA molecules. e. DNA ligase molecules.

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Save Answer 9. (Points: 1) The initiation complex for protein synthesis contains all of the following except

a. b. c. d. e.

a. a small ribosomal subunit. b. mRNA. c. tRNA with methionine. d. a release factor. e. an initiation factor.

false

Save Answer 10. (Points: 1) The connection that exists between genes and hereditary traits requires the deciphering of the information encoded in genes into

a. b. c. d.

a. amino acids. b. nucleotides. c. proteins. d. histone molecules.

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e. complementary bases.

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Save Answer 1. (Points: 1) The tRNA nucleotide sequence that lines up on the mRNA is

a. b. c. d. e.

a. an intron. b. an exon. c. a release factor. d. an initiation factor. e. an anticodon.

false

Save Answer 2. (Points: 1) The nucleotide sequence of a mRNA codon is composed of how many bases?

a. b. c. d. e.

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 16 e. 64

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Save Answer 3.

(Points: 1) Ribosome movement along the mRNA transcript is called

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a. transcription. b. translation. c. replication. d. translocation. e. mutation.

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Save Answer 4. (Points: 1) The connection that exists between genes and hereditary traits requires the deciphering of the information encoded in genes into

a. b. c. d. e.

a. amino acids. b. nucleotides. c. proteins. d. histone molecules. e. complementary bases.

false

Save Answer 5. (Points: 1) The enzyme that initiates transcription is

a. b.

a. RNA polymerase. b. DNA polymerase.

c. d. e.

c. carbonic anhydrase. d. ATP synthetase. e. transformation principle.

false

Save Answer 6. (Points: 1) The proteins necessary for the use of lactose in E. coli are collectively called the

a. b. c. d. e.

a. lac regulator. b. lac suppressor. c. lac operon. d. lac promoter. e. lac transcriptional operator.

false

Save Answer 7. (Points: 1) Which of the following must happen for transcription to be initiated?

a. b. c. d. e.

a. DNA polymerase must have access to the DNA double helix and also must be capable of binding to the gene's promoter. b. RNA polymerase must have access to the DNA double helix and also must be capable of binding to the gene's promoter. c. DNA polymerase must have access to the RNA and also must be capable of binding to the gene's promoter. d. DNA ligase must have access to the DNA double helix and also must be capable of binding to the gene's promoter. e. DNA kinase must have access to the DNA double helix and also must be capable of binding to the gene's promoter.

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Save Answer 8. (Points: 1) Regulatory proteins shut off transcription by binding to a site immediately in front of the promoter and often even overlapping the promotor. This site is referred to as the

a. b. c. d. e.

a. suppressor site. b. operator site. c. repressor site. d. regulatory site. e. transcriptional control site.

false

Save Answer 9. (Points: 1) RNA polymerase binds to a site on DNA called the

a. b. c. d. e.

a. operator. b. repressor. c. footprint. d. promoter. e. operon.

false

Save Answer 10.

(Points: 1) Although the specific mechanism of RNA interference has not been fully defined, it involves

a. b. c. d.

a. double stranded RNA interference with mRNA. b. double stranded RNA interference with DNA. c. double stranded DNA interference with mRNA. d. double stranded mRNA interference with DNA.

false

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