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Chapter 16, Problem 6U
In eukaryotes, the regulation of gene expression occurs
a. only at the level of transcription.
b. only at the level of translation.
c. at the level of transcription initiation, or posttranscriptionally.
d. only posttranscriptionally.
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Gene expression regulation by methylation of the cytosines in a promoter would be considered :
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Posttranscriptional regulation.
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Within a cell, the amount of protein made using a given mRNA molecule depends partly on
A. the presence of certain transcription factors.
B. the rate at which the mRNA is degraded.
C. the degree of DNA methylation.
D. the number of introns present in the mRNA.
please explain which is correct and incorrect and why
Choose all items that regulate the transcription of mRNAs.Group of answer choices
A. Transcription factor proteins
B. Intron sequences
C.. DNA promoter sequences
D. DNA enhancer regions
E. Exon sequences
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BIOLOGY 12E CONNECT ACCESS CARD
Ch. 16.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 16.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 16.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 16.2 - Explain how proteins can interact with base-pairs...Ch. 16.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 16.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 16.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 16.3 - Explain control of gene expression in the trp...Ch. 16.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 16.4 - Prob. 2LO
Ch. 16.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 16.5 - Describe at least two kinds of epigenetic mark.Ch. 16.5 - Explain the function of chromatin-remodeling...Ch. 16.6 - Prob. 1LOCh. 16.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 16.7 - Prob. 1LOCh. 16.7 - Prob. 2LOCh. 16 - Prob. 1DACh. 16 - What advantage might a bacterium gain by linking...Ch. 16 - Prob. 2IQCh. 16 - Prob. 3IQCh. 16 - In prokaryotes, control of gene expression usually...Ch. 16 - Prob. 2UCh. 16 - Prob. 3UCh. 16 - The lac operon is controlled by two main proteins....Ch. 16 - In eukaryotes, binding of RNA polymerase to a...Ch. 16 - In eukaryotes, the regulation of gene expression...Ch. 16 - In the trp operon, the repressor binds to DNA a....Ch. 16 - Prob. 1ACh. 16 - Specific transcription factors in eukaryotes...Ch. 16 - Repression in the trp operon and induction in the...Ch. 16 - Regulation by small RNAs and alternative splicing...Ch. 16 - Eukaryotic mRNAs differ from prokaryotic mRNAs in...Ch. 16 - In the cell cycle, cyclin proteins are produced in...Ch. 16 - A mechanism of control in E. coli not discussed in...Ch. 16 - You have isolated a series of mutants affecting...Ch. 16 - Examples of positive and negative control of...Ch. 16 - What forms of eukaryotic control of gene...Ch. 16 - The number and type of proteins found in a cell...
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