Which process is essential for generating genetic diversity in sexually reproducing organisms?
Meiosis
Mitosis
Binary fission
Budding
Related Questions
Spliceosomes are not found in the cells of which of the following organisms?
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Bacteria
During transcription, the separation of the DNA strands is catalyzed by which enzyme?
DNA polymerase I
Topoisomerase
RNA polymerase
Primase
Which is the initial step in mRNA maturation process?
Polyadenylation
5’ capping
Splicing
Endonucleolytic cleavage
If a cell lacked spliceosomes, which of the following would be the most likely direct consequence?
Increased DNA replication rate
Enhanced protein synthesis
Production of non-functional proteins
Faster cell division
Which of the following is NOT a function of RNA polymerase during transcription?
Unwinding the DNA helix
Binding to the promoter region
Synthesizing RNA
Ligation of DNA fragments
A segment of the coding strand of DNA has the sequence 5' ATCGATCGATCGATCG 3'. What is the sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this segment?
5' AUCGAUCGAUCGAUCG 3'
3' UAGCUAGCUAGCUAGC 5'
5' ATCGATCGATCGATCG 3'
3' TAGCTAGCTAGCTAGC 5'
Which strand of DNA is used as a template for transcription?
Coding strand
Sense strand
Template strand
Daughter strand
The enzyme DNA polymerase was discovered by
Kornberg
Okazaki
Watson and Crick
Stahl and Meselson
Which of the following rRNA components acts as both a structural RNA and a ribozyme in bacterial ribosomes?
5S rRNA
16S rRNA
23S rRNA
tRNA
Name the enzyme that facilitates opening of DNA helix during transcription.
DNA ligase
DNA helicase
DNA polymerase
RNA polymerase
