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Biology 1310 Test 2

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Name the organelle where the synthesis of mRNA takes place.   Nucleus  
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Name the organelle where the codon and anticodon couplings take place.   ribosome  
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____ is coiled in a double helix   DNA  
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___ contains thymine   DNA  
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___ and ___ contain thymine   DNA RNA  
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___ contains uracil   RNA  
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___ brings amino acids to the ribosome   mRNA  
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______ is present in the ribosome   Ribosomal RNA  
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____ is involved in transcription   DNA polymerase  
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___ is involved in translation   RNA  
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The genetic code depends on bases in groups of ____   three  
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If mRNA is transcribed from a chain of DNA with the base sequence 3'CATTAG5' the mRNA will have the sequence   GUAAUC  
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DNA but not RNA contains ____   thymine  
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Transfer RNA functions in ____   Carrying amino acids to the correct site on the mRNA  
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How many amino acids would the polypeptide encoded by this gene segment have?   four  
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The second codon on the mRNA derived from the segment will be   UGG  
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The anticodon of the tRNA for the third codon on the mRNA will be   BGGF  
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According to the current ideas about the DNA genetic code which one of the following statements is false?   Every possible triplet codes for the same amino acid  
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Which one of the following statements is false?   The nucleolus is a specialized region of a chromosome where tRNA is synthesized  
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Though a gene codes ultimately for all aspects of a protein's structure it codes directly for ___   A primary structure  
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As proteins are being synthesized, tRNA molecules are constantly being released from the site of amino acid incorporation. What happens to these tRNA molecules?   They pick up another amino acid of the same type that they had before  
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A certain gene codes for a polypeptide that is 126 amino acids long. The portion of the gene that codes for this polypeptide is probably how many nucleotides long?   378 = 3*126  
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An intron is ____   an RNA sequence that is edited from a transcript before translation  
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A nonsense mutation is one in which the substitution of one nucleotide for another results in a triplet ____   that does not code for any amino acid  
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Active beef insulin is a small protein composed of 51 amino acids. How many nucleotide units does it take to code for this protein?   153  
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The nucleolus is a specialized region of a chromosome where tRNA is synthesized.   false  
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In base substitution mutations only a single nucleotide of a gene is altered   True  
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Molecules of mRNA are synthesized on the ribosomes from nucleotides brought by tRNA   false  
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Some amino acids are specified by several synonymous codons   true  
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How many possible codes are there for the universal genetic code?   64  
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In the genetic code how many stop codes are there?   3  
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tRNA is coiled in a double helix   false  
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mRNA and DNA contain thymine   false  
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mRNA and DNA contain cytosine   true  
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mRNA and DNA contain uracil   false  
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mRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome   false  
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RNA and many enzymes are present in the ribosome   true  
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RNA and polymerase is involved in transcription   true  
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tRNA mRNA and ribosomes are involved in translation   true  
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A missense mutation is one in which the substitution of one nucleotide for another results in a triplet _____   that codes for a different amino acid  
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The enzyme that put an amino acid on tRNA is called aminoacyl synthetase   true  
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The long chain of amino acids in a protein is called the   Primary sturcture  
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The many folded chain of amino acids in a protein is called or referred to as the ___   tertiary structure  
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Heat shock proteins are produced to aid in stabilizing the primary structure of a protein   True  
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Chaperones help form the tertiary structure of proteins   False  
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Amino acids can fold ___ ways so a 100 amino acid protein can fold in ___ different ways   3, 100  
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According to the second law of thermodynamics the folding of proteins follows an energy landscape that seeks the most unstable shape.   False  
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Hydrophobic amino acids nestle themselves in the __ of the __ water   Center, away from  
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Polar amino acids stick __ of the molecule __ the water   outside, into  
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The push and pull of amino acids against each other determines its original protein   true  
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The protein that blocks the transcription of a gene would be made by the ___   regulatory gene  
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Lactose will block which of the following?   Regulatory gene  
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