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Flashcard 131: RNA _____ uses dsRNA complementary to an mRNA of interest to "knock down" gene expression
Answer: interference
Flashcard 132: The initial mRNA of eukaryotes contains _____ and _____, which undergo splicing
Answer: introns
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Flashcard 133: Within an enhancer, there are domains known as _____, to which specific transcription factors bind
Answer: response elements (RE)
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Flashcard 134: A Northern blot is useful for studying gene _____
Answer: expression
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Flashcard 135: In the first step of peptide hormone synthesis, the _____ is synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), directed by specific mRNA.
Answer: preprohormone
Extra: Peptide hormone synthesis begins with translation of mRNA into a preprohormone on ribosomes of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER).
- **Preprohormone**: Synthesized in RER
- **Prohormone**: Signal sequence cleaved in RER
- **Hormone**: Final processing in Golgi and storage in vesicles
Flashcard 136: What type of oncogene is c-MYC, N-MYC, L-MYC?
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Answer: Transcription factor (nuclear regulator)
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Flashcard 137: tRNA is joined with its specific amino acid via the enzyme _____
Answer: aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
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Flashcard 138: Lac Operon: What is the expression level of the Lac genes in the presence of low glucose and lactose available?
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Answer: Strong expression
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Flashcard 139: Does prokaryotic mRNA have post-transcriptional processing?
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Answer: No
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Flashcard 140: The N-terminal signal sequence of a newly synthesized protein is bound by a(n) _____, which attaches the complex to the ER membrane
Answer: signal recognition particle (SRP)
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