Chapter Questions
What is the complementary base for thymine?a. adenineb. cytosinec. guanined. uracil
Although the amount of any particular base in DNA will vary among individuals, the amount of guanine will always equal the amount ofa. thymine.b. adenine.c. cytosine.d. uracil
A codon is located ona. DNA.b. mRNA.c. tRNA.d. rRNA.
Translation producesa. a polypeptide chain.b. mRNA complementary to a template strand of DNA.c. tRNA complementary to mRNA.d. rRNA.
Choose the incorrect statement about restriction enzymes.a. They are used to create recombinant plasmids.b. They are necessary for translation.c. They are used to produce DNA fingerprints.d. They cut DNA at specific sequences.
Which codon on mRNA is the start signal for translation?a. CUGb. ATCc. AUGd. UAA
The polymerase chain reaction is a technique used toa. attach amino acids to a growing polypeptide chain.b. increase the number of copies of a small sample of DNA.c. splice DNA into a plasmid.d. regulate the transcription of genes.
What is a genome?a. a technique for creating recombinant DNAb. a technique for determining which genes are active under certain conditionsc. the coding sequence of a gened. the entire set of genes carried by one member of a species
What is microarray analysis?a. a technique for creating recombinant DNAb. a technique for determining which genes are active under certain conditionsc. a technique used to identify the coding sequence of a gened. the entire set of genes carried by one member of a species
The anticodon is located on a molecule of _____________.
In $\mathrm{RNA}$, the nucleotide ________ binds with adenine.
In genetic engineering, the staggered cuts in DNA that allow genes to be spliced together are made by __________.