Chromatin Conformation and Transcription Quiz

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What type of DNA conformation is less condensed on EM and more accessible to a transcription factor during transcription?

  • Epichromatin
  • Metachromatin
  • Euchromatin (correct)
  • Heterochromatin

Which protein facilitates the process of tying nucleosome beads together in a string to stabilize chromatin?

  • Histone H4
  • Histone H3
  • Histone H1 (correct)
  • Histone H2A

What process usually reversibly suppresses DNA transcription?

  • Nucleosome formation
  • Histone methylation (correct)
  • DNA methylation
  • Histone acetylation

What gives histones their positive charge, which provides them affinity for negatively charged DNA?

<p>Lysine and arginine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of the cell cycle does synthesis of DNA and histones occur?

<p>S phase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What provides the energy to bond nucleotides?

<p>Phosphate groups (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What molecule does deamination of cytosine yield?

<p>Uracil (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many hydrogen bonds are there between adenine and thymine?

<p>2 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bond links nucleotides?

<p>Phosphodiester bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enzyme converts the ribonucleotide dUMP to deoxythymidine monophosphate (dTMP)?

<p>Thymidylate synthase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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