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Transposon

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The transposable elements of bacteria are generally retrotransposons.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The IS elements can be identified by the presence of __________

a)

Antibiotic resistance gene

b)

Endonuclease cleavage site

c)

50 bp inverted repeat

d)

Integrase site

3.

Direct repeats in the IS element are present __________

a)

Within the transposon

b)

Upstream the inverted repeat

c)

Within the inverted repeat

d)

Downstream the inverted repeat

4.

The direct repeat within the IS element has a length of __________

a)

20 bp

b)

11-15 bp

c)

5-11 bp

d)

3-7 bp

5.

The enzyme that catalyzes the transposition of an IS element is called __________

a)

Transposase

b)

Integrase

c)

Transcriptase

d)

Polymerase

6.

Transposase restriction mechanism of IS element restricts the transposon and the target DNA in a combination of which of the following?

a)

Blunt end cut for transposon and sticky end cut for target DNA

b)

Blunt end cut for both transposon and target DNA

c)

Sticky end cut for transposon and blunt end cut for target DNA

d)

Sticky end cut for both transposon and target DNA

7.

Which of the following functions is not performed by transposase?

a)

Restriction of the IS element

b)

Integration of the transposon

c)

Formation of the RNA intermediate

d)

Restriction of the host genome

8.

The central block of the composite transposable element consists a gene for __________

a)

Transposase

b)

Antibiotic resistance

c)

Integrase

d)

Lactamase

9.

Which of the following about the P-element is false?

a)

25 bp inverted repeats

b)

2907 bp long element

c)

Encodes for transposase

d)

DNA transposon

10.

Hybrid dysgenesis is caused by which of the following transposable element?

a)

Non-composite transposon

b)

LINE

c)

P-element

d)

Ac-element

11.

Retrotransposons transposes through the RNA intermediates.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

P-strains of the Drosophila have active P-elements.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

LTR-retrotransposons are abundantly found in __________

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

mammals

d)

Yeast

14.

LINE and SINE are examples of __________

a)

LTR retrotransposon

b)

Composite transposon

c)

Non-LTR retrotransposon

d)

Ac-element

15.

Dysgenesis occurs in every cell of the Drosophila.

a)

True

b)

False