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To describe: The structure of a typical eukaryotic gene and DNA elements involved in regulating that gene.
Introduction: A gene is a set of
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Ch. 14.1 - Explain why bacterial and eukaryotic cells have...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 14.1 - Prob. 2CCh. 14.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.2 - Distinguish among inducible, repressible, and...Ch. 14.2 - Differentiate between positive and negative...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 5LOCh. 14.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 14.2 - What structural features does the trp operon share...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 3C
Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 4CCh. 14.3 - Prob. 6LOCh. 14.3 - Give examples of some of the ways eukaryotic...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 8LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 9LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 10LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 1CCh. 14.3 - Prob. 2CCh. 14.3 - Prob. 3CCh. 14.3 - Prob. 4CCh. 14.3 - Prob. 5CCh. 14 - The regulation of most bacterial genes occurs at...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 14 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 14 - Prob. 4TYUCh. 14 - Inactive genes tend to be found in (a) highly...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 14 - Which of the following is characteristic of genes...Ch. 14 - Through alternative splicing, eukaryotes (a)...Ch. 14 - A mutation that inactivates the repressor gene of...Ch. 14 - Which of the following is an example of positive...Ch. 14 - Prob. 11TYUCh. 14 - PREDICT Compare the types of bacterial genes...Ch. 14 - INTERPRET DATA Develop a simple hypothesis that...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14TYUCh. 14 - Prob. 15TYUCh. 14 - EVOLUTION LINK Suggest why evolution resulted in...Ch. 14 - Prob. 17TYU
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- Describe the characteristics of a eukaryotic promoter for a protein-encoding gene.arrow_forwardDescribe the similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic promoter sequences.arrow_forwarda) Define the term gene expression b) State 4 difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes gene expression c) state the importance of regulating gene expressionarrow_forward
- The following double stranded segment of DNA is part of a protein coding gene. The segments in uppercase letters (ACTG) represent the exons. The segments in lowercase letters (acgt) represent introns. The lower strand is the template strand that is used by the RNA polymerase to make an RNA transcript. Draw or write-out a) the sequence of the primary transcript and b) the mature mRNA resulting from this stretch of DNA.arrow_forwardCompare the architecture of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes.arrow_forwardIn Eukaryotes the following are areas of the gene that contain amino acid sequences information A) Exon’s B) Introns C) Activators D) Promotersarrow_forward
- A) List the steps for gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. B) Relate the differences in gene expression between prokaryotes and eukaryotes in gene expression regulation and explain what causes those differences.arrow_forwardDiscuss the arrangement of genes in genomes,including the number of genes, transcription direction,and gene densityarrow_forwardExplain the function of spliceosomes in eukaryotic cells. The following sequence represents pre-mRNA derived from a gene coding for alpha keratin in birds. Label the sequence to show potential exon(s), intron(s) and spliceosome cut site(s). That is, put the intron(s) sequences in parentheses and use black slash symbols (/) to indicate the spliceosome cut site(s). What is the sequence of the mature MRNA after splicing? [ 5' AUGGGUUUAGGACCCCCGAUAAA 3'arrow_forward
- Describe the unique feature that occurs exclusively in the gene regulation of eukaryotes.arrow_forwardGenes can be transcribed into mRNA, in the case of protein coding genes, or into RNA, in the case of genes such as those that encode ribosomal or transfer RNAs. Define a gene. For the following characteristics, state whether they apply to (a) continuous, (b) simple, or (c) complex transcription units.i. Found in eukaryotesii. Contain intronsiii. Capable of making only a single protein from a given genearrow_forwardExplain the process of transcription in prokaryotes, including the following: promoter region, RNA polymerase, 5’-3’ direction, free nucleoside triphosphates, complementary base pairing, terminator region.arrow_forward
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