Chapter 15: Q. 16 (page 392)
The RNA components of ribosomes are synthesized in the ________. a. cytoplasm b. nucleus c. nucleolus d. endoplasmic reticulum
Short Answer
Option c is correct.
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Chapter 15: Q. 16 (page 392)
The RNA components of ribosomes are synthesized in the ________. a. cytoplasm b. nucleus c. nucleolus d. endoplasmic reticulum
Option c is correct.
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The AUC and AUA codons in mRNA both specify isoleucine. What feature of the genetic code explains this?
a. complementarity
b. nonsense codons
c. universality
d. degeneracy
What processing step enhances the stability of pretRNAs and pre-rRNAs?
a. methylation
b. nucleotide modification
c. cleavage
d. splicing
What transcripts will be most affected by low levels of αamanitin?
a. 18S and 28S rRNAs
b. pre-mRNAs
c. 5S rRNAs and tRNAs
d. other small nuclear RNAs
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
Figure 15.16 Many antibiotics inhibit bacterial protein synthesis. For example, tetracycline blocks the A site on the bacterial ribosome, and chloramphenicol blocks peptidyl transfer. What specific effect would you expect each of these antibiotics to have on protein synthesis?
Tetracycline would directly affect:
a. tRNA binding to the ribosome
b. ribosome assembly
c. growth of the protein chain
Chloramphenicol would directly affect
a. tRNA binding to the ribosome
b. ribosome assembly
c. growth of the protein chain
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