Gene Regulation AP Bio

Most gene regulation happens at which step along the way?

• translation
• transcription
• signal transduction
• DNA replication

what does a promoter do?

• it allows a gene to be transcribed
• it creates a DNA segment
• it is another word for ribosomes
• it is another word for RNA

A protein that binds to the operator and blocks the RNA polymerase

• regulator
• repressor
• activator
• corepressor

In the lac operon model the genes within the operon will be expressed if:

• lactose is absent in the cell
• glucose is present in the cell
• lactose is present in the cell

In eukaryotes, proteins that help the RNA polymerase bind to the regulatory region for transcription are called ____________.

• transcription factors
• topoisomerase
• regulatory genes
• activators

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How can a person's muscle cells have the same exact DNA sequences as their nerve cells even though the look and perform completely different?

• The two different cells become mutated
• The proteins expressed in each cell are different
• They actually have different DNA in the two types of cells.
• The genome of the different cells changes

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What is the role of operons in prokaryote gene expression?

• It makes the genes prokaryotes be turned on
• It accounts for the regulation of gene activity in response to the needs of the cells
• To make DNA for the gene
• To make the gene turn of and off

Which of the following does NOT contributes to epigenetics?

• The winding of DNA around histones

• Transcription factors promoting transcription of specific genes

• Methylation of DNA

• Environmental factors

The "on/off" switch for an operon is called the

• promoter
• repressor
• operator
• gene

What type of operon is the trp (tryptophan) operon?

• inducible
• repressible
• positive control
• promoible