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Question #1

Eukaryotes are unique in their gene regulation for using the process of:

A. regulation of protein stability.

B. chromatin condensation.

C. regulation of RNA stability.

D. regulation of translation initiation.

E. regulation of transcription initiation.

Question #2

Processing of mRNAs is important for regulation of gene expression in:

A. both eukaryotes and bacteria.

B. eukaryotes, but not bacteria.

C. bacteria, but not eukarytoes.

Question #3

The most important point of gene regulation for most genes is at the level of:

A. protein turnover.

B. replication initiation.

C. transcription initiation.

D. translation initiation.

E. RNA turnover.

Question #4

Genes that are expressed constitutively are expressed:

A. in response to internal cues.

B. in a circadian rhythm.

C. all the time.

D. in response to external cues.

Question #5

The DNA-binding proteins often have a conserved DNA-binding domain that:

A. reads the major groove with a double-helix.

B. reads the major groove with an alpha-helix.

C. reads the major groove with a beta-strand..

D. reads the minor groove with a double-helix.

E. reads the minor groove with an alpha-helix.