Question 1

Which one of the following regarding pseudogenes is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) They are present in the eukaryotic genome. 
B) They encode miRNAs. 
C) They mark the region of gene duplications. 
D) They always encode functional products. 
A) They are present in the eukaryotic genome. 
B) They encode miRNAs. 
C) They mark the region of gene duplications. 
D) They always encode functional products.

Question 2

After a diagnostic sequencing analysis of an individual's DNA,you find that this person has a number of microsatellite triplet repeats within a region of their huntingtin gene.Specifically,these CAG repeats code for long stretches of:

Accepted Answer

A) glycines. 
B) prolines. 
C) glutamines. 
D) stop codons. 
A) glycines. 
B) prolines. 
C) glutamines. 
D) stop codons.

Question 3

Which of the following mobile elements is a retrotransposon?

Accepted Answer

A) yeast Ty element 
B) bacterial IS sequence 
C) Drosophila P element 
D) maize activator (Ac)element 
A) yeast Ty element 
B) bacterial IS sequence 
C) Drosophila P element 
D) maize activator (Ac)element

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a functional element required for any eukaryotic chromosome to replicate and segregate correctly?

Accepted Answer

A) replication origin 
B) centromere 
C) kinetochore 
D) telomeres 
A) replication origin 
B) centromere 
C) kinetochore 
D) telomeres

Question 5

Mobile DNA elements likely contributed to the evolution of higher organisms by the

Accepted Answer

A) generation of gene families by gene duplication. 
B) creation of new genes by exon shuffling. 
C) formation of more complex regulatory regions. 
D) all of the above 
A) generation of gene families by gene duplication. 
B) creation of new genes by exon shuffling. 
C) formation of more complex regulatory regions. 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Give a functional definition of a gene.

Accepted Answer

A gene consists of the entire DNA sequen

Question 7

Describe the proposed mechanism discussed in this chapter for the origin of gene families.

Accepted Answer

A gene family consists of a set of dupli

Question 8

You are studying the regulation of a group of genes and have determined that the full activation of transcription of these genes occurs when histone acetyl transferases have made post-translational modifications specifically to which one of the following amino acids?

Accepted Answer

A) glycine 
B) glutamine 
C) lysine 
D) proline 
A) glycine 
B) glutamine 
C) lysine 
D) proline

Which one of the following regarding pseudogenes is NOT true?

After a diagnostic sequencing analysis of an individual's DNA,you find that this person has a number of microsatellite triplet repeats within a region of their huntingtin gene.Specifically,these CAG repeats code for long stretches of:

Which of the following mobile elements is a retrotransposon?

Which of the following is NOT a functional element required for any eukaryotic chromosome to replicate and segregate correctly?

Mobile DNA elements likely contributed to the evolution of higher organisms by the

Give a functional definition of a gene.

Describe the proposed mechanism discussed in this chapter for the origin of gene families.

You are studying the regulation of a group of genes and have determined that the full activation of transcription of these genes occurs when histone acetyl transferases have made post-translational modifications specifically to which one of the following amino acids?

Chemical Foundations

Molecular Genetic Techniques

Protein Structure and Function

Culturing and Visualizing Cells

Fundamental Molecular Genetic Mechanisms

Bio-membrane Structure

Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression

Post-Transcriptional Gene Control

Transmembrane Transport of Ions and Small Molecules

Cellular Energetics

Moving Proteins Into Membranes and Organelles

Vesicular Traffic, Secretion, and Endocytosis

Signal Transduction and G-Protein Coupled Receptors

Signaling Pathways That Control Gene Activity

Cell Organization and Movement I: Microfilaments

Cell Organization and Movement II: Microtubules and Intermediate Filaments

Regulating the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

Integrating Cells Into Tissues

Cell Birth, Lineage, and Death

Nerve Cells

Immunology

Cancer

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Exam 7: Genes Genomics and Chromosomes

Which one of the following regarding pseudogenes is NOT true?

After a diagnostic sequencing analysis of an individual's DNA,you find that this person has a number of microsatellite triplet repeats within a region of their huntingtin gene.Specifically,these CAG repeats code for long stretches of:

Which of the following mobile elements is a retrotransposon?

Which of the following is NOT a functional element required for any eukaryotic chromosome to replicate and segregate correctly?

Mobile DNA elements likely contributed to the evolution of higher organisms by the

Give a functional definition of a gene.

Describe the proposed mechanism discussed in this chapter for the origin of gene families.

You are studying the regulation of a group of genes and have determined that the full activation of transcription of these genes occurs when histone acetyl transferases have made post-translational modifications specifically to which one of the following amino acids?

Chemical Foundations

Molecular Genetic Techniques

Protein Structure and Function

Culturing and Visualizing Cells

Fundamental Molecular Genetic Mechanisms

Bio-membrane Structure

Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression

Post-Transcriptional Gene Control

Transmembrane Transport of Ions and Small Molecules

Cellular Energetics

Moving Proteins Into Membranes and Organelles

Vesicular Traffic, Secretion, and Endocytosis

Signal Transduction and G-Protein Coupled Receptors

Signaling Pathways That Control Gene Activity

Cell Organization and Movement I: Microfilaments

Cell Organization and Movement II: Microtubules and Intermediate Filaments

Regulating the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

Integrating Cells Into Tissues

Cell Birth, Lineage, and Death

Nerve Cells

Immunology

Cancer

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