Gene Regulation Concepts

Question 1

Epigenome

Answer 1

Uses Methylation and Acetylation to make DNA accessible or inaccessible

Question 2

Transcription Factors

Answer 2

Controls whether genes turn on or off based on whether activators can bind to the enhancer sequences

Question 3

Alternative Splicing

Answer 3

Determines which proteins are made from which gene by changing which exons remain in an mRNA strand

Question 4

Operons

Answer 4

determines which genes are turned on under certain conditions (on/off switch)