Exam 36: RNA Synthesis and Regulation in Prokaryotes

Use the following to answer questions Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The xpression of galactosidase requires the induction of an operon by removal of a(n) ______________.

Use the following to answer questions Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -RNA synthesis (tRNA, mRNA, and rRNA) is called ______________.

The major RNA types include:

The coding strand has the _________________ sequence as the RNA transcript (except that it has T instead of U).

Name the three stages of RNA synthesis.

Promoter sites in E. coli are located _________________ and ______________nucleotides upstream of the start site.

The first step of transcription depends on the _________________ subunit.

Functions of RNA polymerase include:

How does the addition of lactose to E. coli induce the expression of proteins important for lactose metabolism?

What are the DNA components of a regulatory system?

The structure of DNA must be in which complex for transcription to occur?

Use the following to answer questions Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -DNA sequences that direct RNA polymerase to the initiation site are called ______________.

How do promoters differ in efficiency?

Which subunit of E. coli RNA polymerase binds DNA and takes part in catalysis?

What is the social interaction known as quorum sensing and how does it change gene expression?

Use the following to answer questions Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The RNA structure that often signals termination of transcription is the ______________.

RNA polymerase requires which of the following for initiation?

Use the following to answer questions Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The region of RNA synthesis containing the DNA, RNA, and enzymes is called the ______________.

In transcription, the 3`-hydroxyl group:

Use the following to answer questions Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -Unlike DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis does not require a(n) ______________.