Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 9, Problem 10RQ
Control of gene expression in eukaryotic cells occurs at which level(s)?
a. only the transcriptional level
b. epigenetic and transcriptional levels
c. epigenetic, transcriptional, and translational levels
d. epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational, and post-translational levels
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A. The collection of control element sequences that are associated with that gene
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Why is regulating transcription the main way that cells control gene expression?
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Because transcription is the last step in gene expression, stopping here ensures that the cell has a stockpile of proteins to prepare them from all unexpected environmental changes.
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Because transcription involves interactions with DNA, preventing transcription reduces the changes of mutation in the cell’s genome.
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Because transcription is the first step in gene expression, stopping at transcription reduces the amount of energy and resources used by producing unnecessary gene products.
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