Exam 7: The Blueprint of Life, From Dna to Protein

Bacteria use ______ attached TO the polymerase to direct RNA polymerase to promoters; eukaryotic cells use ______ that attach directly to the DNA first instead.

Gene regulation may entail

The specific sequence of nucleotides in the DNA to which the RNA polymerase binds is the

Antisense RNA is the complement of the plus strand and may be useful in inhibiting translation.

The DNA site to which the repressor protein binds is the

Why is it a good idea for a bacterial cell to be able to utilize glucose FIRST as an energy source (until it's used up), THEN switch to lactose?

Which is true about the RNA transcript?

The amino acid that is placed first during translation in bacteria, mitochondria, and chloroplasts is

The lagging strand

CAP

One end of a strand of DNA is different from the other end.

The two strands of DNA are bonded to one another by