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 7RQ
Portions of eukaryotic mRNA sequence that are removed during RNA processing are .
a. exons
b. caps
c. poly-A tails
d. introns
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Of the following, which is a modification made to the pre-mRNA of eukaryotes before translation?
a.
The 5’ end receives a poly-A tail
b.
All of the above
c.
The 3’ end receives a cap
d.
Introns are cut out and exons are spliced together
Eukaryotic mRNA is capped at the 5' end by:
a.
adding a poly A sequence to the 5' end.
b.
ligating a 7-methylguanylate via a 3’ linkage.
c.
methylating the base pairs near the 5’ end.
d.
forming a lariat structure via transesterification.
Which of the following mutations is most likely to cause a single amino acid difference during the translation of mRNA into protein?
A. Single base-pair insertion
B. Single base-pair deletion
C. Mutations in regulatory sites
D. Base-pair substitution
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