Eukaryotic Gene Expression Regulation

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Which proteins interact with DNA to form nucleosomes in eukaryotic genome organization?

  • Histone proteins (correct)
  • Glycoprotein proteins
  • Lipid proteins
  • Ribosomal proteins

What is the term for condensed chromatin?

  • Euchromatin
  • Chromatid
  • Heterochromatin (correct)
  • Nucleosome

What are the tails of amino acids in histone proteins capable of undergoing?

  • Translation
  • Replication
  • Modification (correct)
  • Transcription

Approximately how long would the 3.3 billion bp eukaryotic genome be if stretched out?

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

What is the term for de-condensed chromatin that is generally transcriptionally active?

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

Which post-transcriptional control mechanism results in the exclusion of one exon by an RNA binding protein?

<p>Splicing inhibitor factor competition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an RNA binding protein in the inclusion of one exon during alternative splicing?

<p>Splicing stimulator factor competition (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In alternative splicing, what leads to the activation of the splicing of an exon?

<p>Splicing stimulator factor competition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can cause the exclusion of one exon by binding to an RNA motif in one of the introns?

<p>Splicing inhibitor factor competition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor can potentially compete for the same RNA binding site to influence alternative splicing?

<p>Splicing inhibitor factor competition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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