Foundations of DNA Replication and Transcription
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During DNA replication, which of the following enzymes recognize the RNA primer and begins to extend it with DNA?

  • DNA polymerase II
  • DNA helicase
  • Primase (correct)
  • DNA polymerase III
  • Which of the following enzymes controls transcription?

  • Topoisomerase
  • Helicase
  • RNA primase
  • DNA polymerase
  • RNA polymerase (correct)
  • What would be the most likely effect of a mutation in the promoter region of the gene encoding the muscle protein dystrophin?

  • The dystrophin protein will be dysfunctional
  • Splicing of dystrophin mRNA will be defective
  • Initiation of dystrophin gene transcription will be defective (correct)
  • The half-life of dystrophin mRNA will
  • The dystrophin protein will be rapidly degraded within the cell
  • Which enzyme recognizes the RNA primer and begins to extend it with DNA during DNA replication?

    <p>Primase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the diagnosis for a four-year-old boy who tires easily and has difficulty walking, and genetic analysis shows a mutation in the promoter region of the gene encoding dystrophin?

    <p>Duchenne muscular dystrophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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