Exam 12: Protein Synthesis: Translation of the Genetic Message

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A tRNA was determined to have the following anticodon sequence: 3'-GAI-5' (I represents the base hypoxanthine) Which of the following codons can form base pairs with this anticodon?

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Exceptions to the universality of the genetic code have been observed in

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The protein which marks proteins for degradation is called:

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What happens when a stop codon is reached by a ribosome (in the A site)?

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Which of the following is not a function of termination factors in E.coli?

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The majority of protein synthesis occurs in the

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Chaperones assist in protein folding by preventing aggregation of proteins before folding is completed.

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The ribosome is actually a ribozyme.

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Which of the following is not a key advantage of wobble in the codon-anticodon reaction?

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How do eukaryotic ribosomes prevent false starts at inappropriate parts of the mRNA?

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The initial step in the formation of an aminoacyl-tRNA is

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In bacteria,each mRNA will bind to only one ribosome at a time.

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Which linkage best describes the covalent bond between an amino acid (AA) and its tRNA?

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Which of the following is not true?

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Activation of amino acids

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The activating enzymes can actually remove wrong amino acids attached to a tRNA.

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A Shine-Dalgarno Sequence is a

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In protein synthesis formation of new peptide bonds is catalyzed by

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Transfer RNAs contain an anti-codon loop meant to match (base pair) with a codon on an mRNA.

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Which of the following statements concerning tRNAs is false?

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