Exam 8: Transcription, Translation, and Bioinformatics

Examine the DNA sequence shown below. How many possible reading frames does this piece of DNA have? Explain where they are. Which one can be used and how do you know? 5'-AGTCGATCGAACGGTCATCG-3' 3'-TCAGCTAGCTTGCCAGTAGC-5'

The process of taking a DNA template and making a complementary RNA molecule is called

The charging of tRNAs is carried out by a set of enzymes called ________ synthetases.

The typical bacterial ribosome is composed of

In the absence of Rho, what can bring about transcription termination?

Which form of RNA has the task of unsticking stuck ribosomes?

In the figure below, which label represents the promoter?

The figure below shows subunits of a structure in a bacterial cell. This structure is

Describe how Marshal Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei utilized an E. coli cell lysate to figure out the genetic code.

How have bioinformatic approaches been helpful in designing growth media for intestinal bacteria such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii?

E. coli is being used to study various agents that inhibit protein synthesis. One agent binds the 23S rRNA of the 50S subunit and prevents peptide bond formation. No new proteins are produced. To which antibiotic is this agent likely related?

A ________ mRNA is a single mRNA molecule that contains information from several contiguous genes.

The general secretion complex known as the SecYEG translocon is found in the

As a peptide is produced on a ribosome, describe two methods used to get the protein into its proper shape.

The energy source utilized by the elongation factors EF-G and EF-Tu is

Resistance to the protein synthesis antibiotics can be carried out by all of the following EXCEPT