Question 1

What is the name of the enzyme that fits new complementary DNA nucleotides into the new strand?

Accepted Answer

A)   DNA polymerase
B)   DNA helicase
C)   DNA replicase
D)   DNA ligase
E)   DNA telomeraseF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

It only takes a matter of several hours to sequence 1000 base-pair sections of DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is a product made from bacteria via recombinant DNA technology that promotes the health of plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   hepatitis B vaccine
B)   insulin
C)   clotting factor VIII
D)   growth hormone
E)   frost-minus substancesF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is not true about transcription factors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transcription factors are DNA-binding proteins.
B)   Transcription factors are considered external cell regulators.
C)   There are many different types of transcription factors.
D)   Specialization of cells is determined/influenced by which transcription factors are active in the cell.
E)   Genes code for transcription factors.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Which of the following is the primary goal of bioinformatics?

Accepted Answer

A)   to find significant patterns in the information gained from DNA sequencing and proteomics
B)   to input DNA and protein sequences into a computer
C)   to model the three-dimensional shape of cellular proteins
D)   to obtain the sequence of all the noncoding regions of the DNA
E)   to insert genetic material into human cells for the treatment of a disorderF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The start codon for translation is a

Accepted Answer

A)   UAG.
B)   UAA.
C)   AAA.
D)   AUG.
E)   AGU.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is not an amino acid?

Accepted Answer

A)   glycine
B)   tryptophan
C)   alanine
D)   valine
E)   uracilF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose while the sugar in RNA is ribose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: DNA Biology and Technology

What is the name of the enzyme that fits new complementary DNA nucleotides into the new strand?

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Which of the following is not true about transcription factors?

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Which of the following is not an amino acid?

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Which of the following is a product made from bacteria via recombinant DNA technology that promotes the health of plants?

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It only takes a matter of several hours to sequence 1000 base-pair sections of DNA.

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The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose while the sugar in RNA is ribose.

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The start codon for translation is a

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Which of the following is the primary goal of bioinformatics?

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Exam 21: DNA Biology and Technology

What is the name of the enzyme that fits new complementary DNA nucleotides into the new strand?

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Which of the following is not true about transcription factors?

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Which of the following is not an amino acid?

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Which of the following is a product made from bacteria via recombinant DNA technology that promotes the health of plants?

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It only takes a matter of several hours to sequence 1000 base-pair sections of DNA.

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The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose while the sugar in RNA is ribose.

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The start codon for translation is a

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Which of the following is the primary goal of bioinformatics?

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