Chapter 15: Q. 17 (page 392)
In any given species, there are at least how many types of aminoacyl tRNA synthetases? a. 20 b. 40 c. 100 d. 200
Short Answer
Option a is correct.
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Chapter 15: Q. 17 (page 392)
In any given species, there are at least how many types of aminoacyl tRNA synthetases? a. 20 b. 40 c. 100 d. 200
Option a is correct.
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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

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
Which pre-mRNA processing step is important for initiating translation?
a. poly-A tail
b. RNA editing
c. splicing
d. 7-methylguanosine cap
A scientist sequencing mRNA identifies the following strand: CUAUGUGUCGUAACAGCCGAUGACCCG What is the sequence of the amino acid chain this mRNA makes when it is translated
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