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Biochemistry

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Set 27 Information Readout Transcription And Post Transcriptional Processing

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Question 1

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Which subunit of E.coli RNA polymerase is responsible for the RNA polymerization reaction?

A) α\alpha
B) β\beta
C) β\beta '
D) σ\sigma
E) ω\omega

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Question 2

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Which of the following is the first event in the post-translational processing of an E.coli tRNA?

A)ribonuclease P cleavage to create the proper 5' end of the molecule
B)methylation of guanine residues
C)conversion of some uridine residues to pseudouridine
D)endonuclease cleavage of about 170 bases from the 3' end of the molecule
E)removal of 9 nucleotides from the 3' end by ribonuclease D

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Question 3

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The concept of the operon was proposed based on the ability of E.coli to metabolize the disaccharide ________ only when present in large excess over glucose.

A)sucrose
B)cellobiose
C)galactose
D)lactose
E)maltose

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