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Set 17 Transcriptional Regulation In Eukaryotes

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Question 1

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What is the general position of the consensus sequence called the GC box? What is its sequence?

A)attenuator; GGGCGG
B)promoter; GGGCGG
C)terminator; CAAT
D)promoter; CAAT
E)terminator; GGGCGG

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Question 2

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Gene regulation in eukaryotes is more complicated than bacterial gene regulation.Which of the following describes a gene regulation event that occurs in eukaryotes but not in bacteria?

A)In eukaryotes,mRNA does not need to be modified.
B)In eukaryotes,histones must be added or removed to regulate gene expression.
C)In eukaryotes,transcription and translation occur in the same cellular compartment.
D)In eukaryotes,proteins are post- translationally modified,whereas bacterial proteins are never post- translationally modified.
E)In eukaryotes,mRNA degrades quickly compared to bacterial mRNA that is more stable.

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Question 3

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A regulatory sequence of DNA that is 10,000 base pairs away from the gene it regulates is mutated.The result is that the gene being regulated is now expressed at a higher rate compared to when this regulatory sequence was not mutated.What would this sequence of DNA best be called?

A)activator protein
B)enhancer
C)insulator
D)zinc finger motif
E)silencer

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