Bio Chapter 17 Mastering

the direction of synthesis of an RNA transcript is

What is the process called that converts the genetic information stored in DNA to an RNA copy?

DNA does not store the information to synthesize which of the following

Transcription begins at a promoter. What is a promoter?

Which of the following statements best describes the promoter of a protein-coding gene?

What determines which base is to be added to an RNA strand during transcription?

Which of the following terms best describes the relationship between the newly synthesized RNA molecule and the DNA template strand?

What happens to RNA polymerase II after it has completed transcription of a gene?

Which of the following terms associated with transcription describe regions of nucleic acid?

first transcription event

second transcription event

third transcription event

last transcription event

A particular triplet of bases in the template strand of DNA is 5-AGT-3. What would be the corresponding codon for the mRNA that is transcribed?

Which of the following statements best describes the termination of transcription in prokaryotes?

for any given gene, what ultimately determines which DNA strand serves as the template strand?

What name is given to the process in which a strand of DNA is used as a template for the manufacture of a strand of pre-mRNA?

What name is given to the process in which the information encoded in a strand of mRNA is used to construct a protein?

What name is given to the process in which pre-mRNA is edited into mRNA?

polypeptides are assembled from

RNA processing converts the RNA transcript into

During RNA processing a(n) _____ is added to the 5' end of the RNA.

During RNA processing a(n) _____ is added to the 3' end of the RNA.

Spliceosomes are composed of

The RNA segments joined to one another by spliceosomes are

translation occurs in the