BIO206H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Aminoacyl-Trna, Start Codon, Methionine
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Which of the following is NOT a direct consequence of the fact that DNA polymerase can only build onto the end of an existing nucleic acid?
Question 6 options:
DNA replication requires primers | |
Bits of DNA are lost from the ends of your chromosomes in each successive round of replication | |
RNA is involved in DNA replication | |
The enzyme "primase" is needed for DNA replication | |
There are multiple origins of replication on each eukaryotic chromosome |
How does a nucleotide sequence code for a protein in nearly all living organisms?
Question 7 options:
a sequence of 3 nucleotides can code for one of 64 different amino acids | |
a sequence of 2 nucleotides can code for one of 64 different amino acids | |
a sequence of 2 nucleotides can code for one of 20 different amino acids | |
a sequence of 3 nucleotides can code for one of 20 different amino acids | |
a sequence of 3 nucleotides can code for 3 different amino acids |
Fill in the blanks. To make one strand of DNA, _________ monomers are linked together in a chain, forming a polymer we call a(n) ________ .
Question 8 options:
nitrogenous bases, hydrogen bond | |
nucleotide, nucleic acid | |
amino acid, nucleic acid | |
nucleotide, nitrogenous base | |
amino acid, protein |
Which of the following was NOT part of the ideas that Darwin used in his book On the Origin of Species?
Question 9 options:
organisms vary in characteristics that affect survival and reproduction | |
variation in traits is often heritable | |
descent with modification explains life's unity and life's diversity | |
organisms inherit characteristics from their parents that the parents acquired in their own lifetimes | |
natural selection is a cause of adaptive evolution |
Here is a hypothetical mRNA sequence:
5' G G A U G C U A G U A U G A 3'
What is the amino acid sequence encoded by this mRNA?
Question 10 options:
Met-Ile-Val | |
Asp-Ala-Ser-Met | |
Met-Leu-Val | |
Ser-Met-Ile-Val | |
Gly-Cys |
Fill in the blank. Elongation during translation does NOT involve ____________.
Question 16 options:
the translation of codons according to the genetic code | |
the formation of bonds catalyzed by the ribosome | |
complementary base pairing between RNA molecules | |
amino acids being linked together in a polypeptide | |
reading the DNA template 3' to 5' |
For a given gene, what establishes the reading frame for translation?
Question 17 options:
the location of the enhancer relative to the gene | |
the first three nucleotides at the 5' end of the mRNA | |
the first three nucleotides at the 3' end of the mRNA | |
the start codon in the mRNA | |
the location of the promoter relative to the gene |
Which of the following is the LEAST likely direct consequence of a substitution mutation?
Question 18 options:
changing the length of a protein coded for by a gene | |
changing one amino acid in a protein | |
creating a stop codon | |
eliminating a start codon | |
changing the length of the DNA molecule containing a gene |
Suppose that the pre-mRNA transcript from a eukaryotic gene is 30,000 nucleotides long, and the gene codes for a sequence of 300 amino acids. What is the best explanation for the relationship between these numbers?
Question 19 options:
only the first 900 nucleotides of the pre-mRNA transcript are translated | |
it takes 100 nucleotides to specify a single amino acid | |
300 of the nucleotides in the transcript are important, and the rest are "junk" | |
only the last 900 nucleotides of the pre-mRNA transcript are translated | |
large portions of pre-mRNA transcripts are cut out during RNA processing |
Suppose an individual is born into a population with a novel mutation. Is the new mutation an evolutionary change, and why?
Question 20 options:
no, because it is not a big enough change to count | |
yes, because new mutations are always adaptive | |
yes, because the appearance of a new genetic variant is a genetic change in a population | |
no, because not enough individuals have the mutation for it to matter | |
no, because most mutations are not adaptive |
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