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Cell Biology

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Set 12 Control Of Gene Expression

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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β-galactosidase is encoded by the ___________.

A)y gene of the lac operon
B)z gene of the lac operon
C)a gene of the lac operon
D)y gene of the trp operon
E)z gene of the trp operon

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Question 2

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Which of the traits below is characteristic of the classical nuclear localization signals?

A)possession of large numbers of hydrophobic amino acids
B)possession of one or two short stretches of negatively charged amino acids
C)possession of one or two short stretches of positively charged amino acids
D)twisted backbones
E)double helical regions

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Question 3

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What is the name of the regulatory protein which binds to specific DNA sequences with high affinity and plays an important role in determining whether a genome segment is transcribed or not?

A)the operator
B)the terminator
C)the promoter
D)the repressor
E)the structural genes

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