Genetics Quiz

The genes for the α and α-like chains are clustered tandemly on chromosome 11.

• True

• False

Nerve cells differ from muscle cells mainly because they are specialized for transmitting signals.

• True

• False

Is lac I a structural gene of the lac operon?

• True

• False

The inducer for the lac operon is alloactose.

• True

• False

A group of linked genes whose expression is coordinately regulated is an operon.

• True

• False

A transcription factor is a protein that affects the ability of RNA polymerase to transcribe a gene

• True

• False

All of the following are true about DNA methylation EXCEPT

• True

• False

Is the following an example of post-transcriptional control of gene expression?

• True

• False

All of the following are true for miRNA except

• True

• False

RNA-induced gene silencing is the example of

• True

• False