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Genetics

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Set 11 Analyzing Genomic Variation

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Question 1

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The gene products encoded by trans-acting elements perform their function by

A) associating with regulatory sequences distant from the gene from which they were transcribed.
B) regulating the expression of the gene from which they were transcribed.
C) the association of nucleotides with the elongating RNA transcript.
D) physically associating with DNA polymerase.
E) regulating the activity of telomerase.

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Question 2

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In generating a reporter construct to study gene regulation,the reporter gene introduced replaces

A) beta-galactosidase.
B) a random region of DNA.
C) the cis-acting regulatory DNA sequence.
D) X-gal.
E) the coding region of the gene being studied.

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Question 3

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Mutations introduced into reporter constructs are used to study

A) the DNA sequences that are important for regulating gene expression levels.
B) the effects on cell function of expression of heterologous proteins.
C) colorimetric assays.
D) protein-protein interactions.
E) Western blots.

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