Exam 21: Rna Synthesis, processing, and Gene Silencing

Prokaryotic mRNA is commonly processed through

A difference between transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes is the

The RNA type directly involved in protein synthesis is

Weak prokaryotic promoters

Which of the following RNA molecules has the LEAST number of different sequences in a given organism?

What reaction is catalyzed by the spliceosome?

Most post-transcriptional RNA processing reactions are catalyzed by

List the three general ways that a single gene can give rise to multiple different mRNA transcripts.

Prokaryotic transcription could terminate by

Which is true of ribozymes?

Define RNA interference (RNAi)and name the RNA class responsible for RNAi.

The picture below shows the TATA binding protein.What is its role?

Trans activity refers to the __________ for a ribozyme.

When does rRNA,tRNA,and mRNA degradation typically occur?

The C-terminal domain (CTD)of the eukaryotic RNA polymerase II is involved in the transcriptional process of

Which biochemical lab technique is used in the DNA footprinting technique?

Of the following protein synthesizing RNA molecules,which codes for a protein?

The DNA sequence of prokaryotic gene promotors were found to be

What prokaryotic promoter would most likely control a housekeeping gene?

List the four ways that long noncoding RNAs are thought to function.