Question 1

Actinomycin interferes with transcription by binding to

Accepted Answer

A)  the RNA polymerase. 
B)  the DNA-RNA duplex. 
C)  the DNA helix and preventing its use as an RNA template. 
D)  σ subunits 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  the RNA polymerase. 
B)  the DNA-RNA duplex. 
C)  the DNA helix and preventing its use as an RNA template. 
D)  σ subunits 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 2

How are palindromic RNA polymerase transcription termination signals thought to function?

Accepted Answer

In the palindromic region,the bases form

Question 3

Many eukaryotic promoters contain

Accepted Answer

A)  a TATAAT box near -10. 
B)  a TATA site near -30 to -100. 
C)  a CAAT site near -40 to -150. 
D)  a TATAAT box near -10 and a TATA site near -30 to -100. 
E)  a TATA site near -30 to -100 and a CAAT site near -40 to -150. 
A)  a TATAAT box near -10. 
B)  a TATA site near -30 to -100. 
C)  a CAAT site near -40 to -150. 
D)  a TATAAT box near -10 and a TATA site near -30 to -100. 
E)  a TATA site near -30 to -100 and a CAAT site near -40 to -150.

Question 4

How does the antibiotic rifamycin function?

Accepted Answer

Rifamycin functions by interfe

Question 5

Which of the following changes the nucleotide sequence of RNA after transcription occurs,by processes other than RNA splicing?

Accepted Answer

A)  RNA editing 
B)  RNA proofing 
C)  RNA substitution 
D)  RNA mutation 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  RNA editing 
B)  RNA proofing 
C)  RNA substitution 
D)  RNA mutation 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 6

What is the definition of a promoter?

Accepted Answer

A promoter is a sequence of DN

Question 7

What complex is responsible for splicing mRNA precursors?

Accepted Answer

A)  splicozyme 
B)  spliceosome 
C)  sRNA 
D)  splicicon 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  splicozyme 
B)  spliceosome 
C)  sRNA 
D)  splicicon 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Exam 29: RNA Synthesis and Processing

Actinomycin interferes with transcription by binding to

How are palindromic RNA polymerase transcription termination signals thought to function?

Many eukaryotic promoters contain

How does the antibiotic rifamycin function?

Which of the following changes the nucleotide sequence of RNA after transcription occurs,by processes other than RNA splicing?

What is the definition of a promoter?

What complex is responsible for splicing mRNA precursors?

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