Gene Expression Quiz

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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How is the information in a DNA molecule expressed in an organism?

• through plasmids
• through RNA polymerase
• through recombinant DNA
• through proteins

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Which of the following best explains the term gene expression?

• the production of proteins based on the genetic information in DNA
• the suppression of RNA polymerase
• the suppression of protein production
• the production of lipids based on the genetic information in DNA

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The lac operon genes only become expressed if:

• lactose binds to the repressor
• glucose binds to the repressor
• lactose binds to the operator
• the repressor binds to the operator

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

If an mRNA molecule has introns and exons in it, where is it?

• At a ribosome
• In the nucleus
• In a prokaryotic cell
• could be in the nucleus or the ribosome

what is an operon?

• a part of a ribsome
• a part of a Rna
• a unit made up of linked genes that code for proteins needed to do a specific task
• needed for 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

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

The DNA is tightly wrapped around the histone proteins and the gene is methylated.

• The gene is silenced.

• The gene is active.

• It is impossible to tell.

• The gene is on and off at various times.