BME 3020 Exam Questions And
Answers
The process of making an RNA copy of a gene is -
correct answer ✅transcription
An operon is -
correct answer ✅a group of genes that share the same promoter
In eukaryotes, what RNA polymerase is responsible for synthesizing
mRNAs? -
correct answer ✅RNA pol II
RNA polymerase binds to - to begin transcription -
correct answer ✅a region of DNA just upstream of the first ATG
called the promoter
In prokaryotes, translation begins when -
correct answer ✅The small subunit of the ribosome binds in a
region called the ribosomal binding site
Translation is terminated when -
correct answer ✅the translation machinery encounters a stop
codon, release factors are loaded on to the ribosome, the ribosome
dissociates from the mRNA
, BME 3020 Exam Questions And
Answers
Which of following statements about eukaryotic mRNA processing
is correct? -
correct answer ✅mRNA transcript must be exported from the
nucleus, the 5' cap and 3' poly A tail must be added, the introns are
removed, exons are spliced together to form mRNA transcript
Choose the statement about translation that is not correct -
correct answer ✅transcription and translation are coupled in
eukaryotes
Which of the following statements does not highlight the difference
in eukaryotic and prokaryotic translation? -
correct answer ✅the first methionine in eukaryotic translation
contains a formyl group
Type II restriction enzymes are useful biotechnology tools for all the
follow reasons -
correct answer ✅they recognize specific DNA sequences, they can
cut both strands of DNA to produce blunt and sticky ends
Answers
The process of making an RNA copy of a gene is -
correct answer ✅transcription
An operon is -
correct answer ✅a group of genes that share the same promoter
In eukaryotes, what RNA polymerase is responsible for synthesizing
mRNAs? -
correct answer ✅RNA pol II
RNA polymerase binds to - to begin transcription -
correct answer ✅a region of DNA just upstream of the first ATG
called the promoter
In prokaryotes, translation begins when -
correct answer ✅The small subunit of the ribosome binds in a
region called the ribosomal binding site
Translation is terminated when -
correct answer ✅the translation machinery encounters a stop
codon, release factors are loaded on to the ribosome, the ribosome
dissociates from the mRNA
, BME 3020 Exam Questions And
Answers
Which of following statements about eukaryotic mRNA processing
is correct? -
correct answer ✅mRNA transcript must be exported from the
nucleus, the 5' cap and 3' poly A tail must be added, the introns are
removed, exons are spliced together to form mRNA transcript
Choose the statement about translation that is not correct -
correct answer ✅transcription and translation are coupled in
eukaryotes
Which of the following statements does not highlight the difference
in eukaryotic and prokaryotic translation? -
correct answer ✅the first methionine in eukaryotic translation
contains a formyl group
Type II restriction enzymes are useful biotechnology tools for all the
follow reasons -
correct answer ✅they recognize specific DNA sequences, they can
cut both strands of DNA to produce blunt and sticky ends
