Campbell Biology 10th edition Chapter 17 Test Bank
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1. 1) A particular triplet of bases in the tem- A) 3' UCA 5'
plate strand of DNA is 5' AGT 3'. The corre-
sponding codon for the mRNA transcribed
is _____.
2. 2) The genetic code is essentially the same A) A gene from an organism
for all organisms. From this, one can logi- can theoretically be expressed
cally assume which of the following? by any other organism.
3. 3) The figure above shows a simple meta- B) 2
bolic pathway. According to Beadle and
Tatum's hypothesis, how many genes are
necessary for this pathway?
4. 4) Which of the following is directly related C) the three-base sequence of
to a single amino acid? mRNA
5. 5) In the process of transcription, _____. B) RNA is synthesized
6. 6) Codons are part of the molecular struc- B) mRNA
ture of _____.
7. 7) What does it mean when we say the D) More than one codon can
genetic code is redundant? specify the addition of the
same amino acid.
8. 8) Once researchers identified DNA as the B) Messenger RNA is tran-
unit of inheritance, they asked how infor- scribed from a single gene and
mation was transferred from the DNA in the transfers information from the
nucleus to the site of protein synthesis in DNA in the nucleus to the cyto-
the cytoplasm. What is the mechanism of plasm, where protein synthe-
information transfer in eukarotes? sis takes place.
9. 9) According to the central dogma, what C) mRNA
molecule should go in the blank?
10. 10) Codons are three-base sequences that D) Codons are a nearly univer-
specify the addition of a single amino acid. sal language among all organ-
How do eukaryotic codons and prokaryotic isms.
codons compare?
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1. 1) A particular triplet of bases in the tem- A) 3' UCA 5'
plate strand of DNA is 5' AGT 3'. The corre-
sponding codon for the mRNA transcribed
is _____.
2. 2) The genetic code is essentially the same A) A gene from an organism
for all organisms. From this, one can logi- can theoretically be expressed
cally assume which of the following? by any other organism.
3. 3) The figure above shows a simple meta- B) 2
bolic pathway. According to Beadle and
Tatum's hypothesis, how many genes are
necessary for this pathway?
4. 4) Which of the following is directly related C) the three-base sequence of
to a single amino acid? mRNA
5. 5) In the process of transcription, _____. B) RNA is synthesized
6. 6) Codons are part of the molecular struc- B) mRNA
ture of _____.
7. 7) What does it mean when we say the D) More than one codon can
genetic code is redundant? specify the addition of the
same amino acid.
8. 8) Once researchers identified DNA as the B) Messenger RNA is tran-
unit of inheritance, they asked how infor- scribed from a single gene and
mation was transferred from the DNA in the transfers information from the
nucleus to the site of protein synthesis in DNA in the nucleus to the cyto-
the cytoplasm. What is the mechanism of plasm, where protein synthe-
information transfer in eukarotes? sis takes place.
9. 9) According to the central dogma, what C) mRNA
molecule should go in the blank?
10. 10) Codons are three-base sequences that D) Codons are a nearly univer-
specify the addition of a single amino acid. sal language among all organ-
How do eukaryotic codons and prokaryotic isms.
codons compare?
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