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The number of codon binding sites in an mRNA-ribosome complex that can be occupied at the same time by activated tRNA molecules is; *
 
A. 2
 
B. 3
 
C. 4
 
D. 5
Which is a characteristics of the normal genetic code? *
 
A. one codon can code for only one amino acid
 
B. one amino acid can have only one codon
 
C. one tRNA molecule can bind to only one codon
 
D. one aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase can react with only one tRNA
Which of the following describes the effect of a point mutation on amino acid identity in a protein? *
 
A. The identity of two amino acid must change
 
B. The identity of one amino acid may change
 
C. The identity of one amino acid must change
 
D. The identity of one amino acid never change
Which of the following statements is true regarding introns? *
 
A. introns are the parts of mRNA that are translated
 
B. introns have no function
 
C. In general, human genes have fewer introns than genes of other organism
 
D. Introns may be involved in exon shuffling
The product of the first phase of protein synthesis is; *
 
A. DNA molecules
 
B. RNA molecules
 
C. both DNA and RNA molecules
 
D. no correct response
Original strand: G G G C T A G G G C C A A , Mutant strand: G G G G C T A G G G C C A A . What type of mutation? *
 
A. Insertion
 
B. Deletion
 
C. Substitution
 
D. Nonsense
A base substitution that causes regular codon to change into another codon that codes for different amino acids is said to be; *
 
A. missense mutations
 
B. nonsense mutations
 
C. silent mutations
 
D. no correct response
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