DNA and Gene Regulation

Question 1

What is one legitimate concern regarding genetically modified agricultural crops?

Answer 1

GMO crop’s pollen could spread unintentionally and pollenate a non-GMO crop

Question 2

Which of the following is translated from one codon?

Answer 2

One amino acid

Question 3

What is the role of DNA polymerase in DNA replication?

Answer 3

DNA polymerase follows the template strands DNA sequence to link complementary nucleotides to the new DNA strand

Question 4

Which of the following combines with proteins to form the ribosomal subunits?

Answer 4

rRNA

Question 5

What is an advantage of genetically modified agricultural crops?

Answer 5

GMO crops can be designed to improve their resistance to pests, increase nutritional value and shelf life of produce, which could improve access to healthy foods.

Question 6

translation

Answer 6

manufacture of a polypeptide from an mRNA strand

Question 7

What does post transcription processing in eukaryotic cells remove from the mRNA strands?

Answer 7

Introns

Question 8

Where is translation accomplished?

Answer 8

cytoplasm