Chapter 15: Q. 14 (page 392)
What processing step enhances the stability of pretRNAs and pre-rRNAs?
a. methylation
b. nucleotide modification
c. cleavage
d. splicing
Short Answer
Option a is correct.
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Chapter 15: Q. 14 (page 392)
What processing step enhances the stability of pretRNAs and pre-rRNAs?
a. methylation
b. nucleotide modification
c. cleavage
d. splicing
Option a is correct.
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A scientist introduces a mutation that makes the 60S ribosomal subunit nonfunctional in a human cell line. What would be the predicted effect on translation?
a. Translation stalls after the initiation AUG codon is identified.
b. The ribosome cannot catalyze the formation of peptide bonds between the tRNAs in the A and P sites.
c. The ribosome cannot interact with mRNAs.
d. tRNAs cannot exit the E site of the ribosome.
The RNA components of ribosomes are synthesized in the ________. a. cytoplasm b. nucleus c. nucleolus d. endoplasmic reticulum
Three different bacteria species have the following consensus sequences upstream of a conserved gene.
Table 15.2 Order the bacteria from most to least efficient initiation of gene transcription. a. A > B > C b. B > C > A c. C > B > A d. A > C > B

Three different bacteria species have the following consensus sequences upstream of a conserved gene.
Species A | Species B | Species C | |
-10 | TAATAAT | TTTAAT | TATATT |
-35 | TTGACA | TTGGCC | TTGAAA |
Order the bacteria from most to least efficient initiation of gene transcription.
Figure 15.13Errors in splicing are implicated in cancers and other human diseases. What kinds of mutations might lead to splicing errors? Think of different possible outcomes if splicing errors occur.

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