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Set 26 Rna Metabolism

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Question 1

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"Footprinting," or DNase protection, is a technique used to identify:

A) a region of DNA that has been damaged by mutation.
B) E. coli cells that contain a desired, cloned piece of DNA.
C) the position of a particular gene of a chromosome.
D) the position of internally double-stranded regions in a single-stranded DNA molecule.
E) the specific binding site of a repressor, polymerase, or other protein on the DNA.

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Question 2

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Which factor is NOT known to be involved in initiation by eukaryotic RNA polymerase II?

A) DNA helicase activity
B) DNA polymerase activity
C) formation of an open complex
D) protein binding to specific DNA sequences
E) protein phosphorylation

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Question 3

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The sigma factor of E. coli RNA polymerase:

A) associates with the promoter before binding core enzyme.
B) combines with the core enzyme to confer specific binding to a promoter.
C) is inseparable from the core enzyme.
D) is required for termination of an RNA chain.
E) will catalyze synthesis of RNA from both DNA template strands in the absence of the core enzyme.

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