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Question 1

What is a nuceloid

Answer 1

irregular shaped region of prokaryotic cell containing genetic info
- not surrounded by nuclear membrane

Question 2

What is the basic structure of a prokaryotic gene?

Answer 2

promoter region
transcription initiation site
RNA coding sequence
Terminator
transcription termination site

Question 3

What is transcription

Answer 3

DNA-RNA
RNAP
sigma factor + RNAP = holoenzyme
transcription bubble by breaking hydrogen bonds
RNA may be further processed by polyadenylation, capping, splicing.

Question 4

what is translation

Answer 4

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