ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY- UTMB 5355 EXAM #1 Questions And Answers 2025

ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY- UTMB 5355 EXAM #1 Questions And Answers 2025 Transcription - Correct Answer synthesis of RNA from DNA Transcription results in - Correct Answer mRNA RNA polymerase makes - Correct Answer mRNA mRNA - Correct Answer makes proteins RNA polymerase - Correct Answer binds to DNA Transcription factors (TFs) - Correct Answer A regulatory protein that binds to DNA and affects transcription of specific genes. Can wither activate or repress expression of genes Termination of transcription - Correct Answer RNA polymerase reaches a terminator sequence (Stop codon) and detaches from the template Translation - Correct Answer Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced. Protein assembly Translation takes place in the - Correct Answer cytoplasm Codon - Correct Answer A specific sequence of three bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a amino acid Amino acids are - Correct Answer building blocks of proteins tRNA - Correct Answer An RNA molecule that functions as an interpreter between nucleic acid and protein language by picking up specific amino acids and recognizing the appropriate codons in the mRNA Codons allow - Correct Answer for DNA and RNA to communicate Gene Regulation - Correct Answer the process of turning genes on and off