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BSC2010 FSU DENNIS FINAL EXAM
2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. A _____ is a molecule that cooperates with repressor protein to
switch an operon off - correct answer -Corepressor
2. The regulatory switch is a segment of DNA called an operator
usually positioned within the _____ - correct answer -Promoter
3. Some transcription factors function as _____ inhibiting gene
expression of a particular gene - correct answer -Repressors
4. In histone acetylation, acetyl groups are attached to positively
charged _____ in histone tails - correct answer -Lysine
5. _____ elements and the proteins they bind are critical to the
precise regulation of expression in different cells - correct
answer -Control
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6. The _____ _____ hypothesis proposes that specific
combinations of medications help determine chromatin
configuration and influence transcription - correct answer -
Histone Code
7. An ______ is a protein that binds to an enhancer and
stimulates transcription of a gene - correct answer -Activator
8. Distal control elements, groups that of which are called _____
may be far away from a gene or even located in an intron -
correct answer -Enhancers
9. To initiate transcription, eukaryotic RNA polymerase requires
the assistance of proteins called _____ _____ - correct answer
-Transcription factors
10. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small single-stranded RNA
molecules that bind to mRNA. These degrade or block its
_____ - correct answer -Translation
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11. An alternative to RNA _____ different mRNA molecules are
produced from the same primary transcript, depending on
which RNA segments are treated as exons and which as
introns - correct answer -Splicing
12. _____ are giant protein complexes that bind protein
molecules and degrade them - correct answer -Protosomes
13. the 5' end receives a _____, a modified _____ nucleotide -
correct answer -nucleotide 5' cap, guanine
14. the 3' end gets a _____, 50-250 _____ nucletoides - correct
answer -poly-A tail, adenine
15. Only double bond found in nature - correct answer -cis
16. hydrogenating vegetable oils result in unsaturated fats with
_____ double bonds - correct answer -trans
BSC2010 FSU DENNIS FINAL EXAM
2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. A _____ is a molecule that cooperates with repressor protein to
switch an operon off - correct answer -Corepressor
2. The regulatory switch is a segment of DNA called an operator
usually positioned within the _____ - correct answer -Promoter
3. Some transcription factors function as _____ inhibiting gene
expression of a particular gene - correct answer -Repressors
4. In histone acetylation, acetyl groups are attached to positively
charged _____ in histone tails - correct answer -Lysine
5. _____ elements and the proteins they bind are critical to the
precise regulation of expression in different cells - correct
answer -Control
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6. The _____ _____ hypothesis proposes that specific
combinations of medications help determine chromatin
configuration and influence transcription - correct answer -
Histone Code
7. An ______ is a protein that binds to an enhancer and
stimulates transcription of a gene - correct answer -Activator
8. Distal control elements, groups that of which are called _____
may be far away from a gene or even located in an intron -
correct answer -Enhancers
9. To initiate transcription, eukaryotic RNA polymerase requires
the assistance of proteins called _____ _____ - correct answer
-Transcription factors
10. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small single-stranded RNA
molecules that bind to mRNA. These degrade or block its
_____ - correct answer -Translation
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11. An alternative to RNA _____ different mRNA molecules are
produced from the same primary transcript, depending on
which RNA segments are treated as exons and which as
introns - correct answer -Splicing
12. _____ are giant protein complexes that bind protein
molecules and degrade them - correct answer -Protosomes
13. the 5' end receives a _____, a modified _____ nucleotide -
correct answer -nucleotide 5' cap, guanine
14. the 3' end gets a _____, 50-250 _____ nucletoides - correct
answer -poly-A tail, adenine
15. Only double bond found in nature - correct answer -cis
16. hydrogenating vegetable oils result in unsaturated fats with
_____ double bonds - correct answer -trans
