Description : Which one of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Transcription - Writing information from DNA to tRNA. (b) Translation - Using information in mRNA to make protein. (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis. (d) Operon - Structural genes, operator and promoter.
Last Answer : (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis.
Last Answer : (d) Operon - Structural genes, operator and promoter
Description : Select the two correct statements out of the four (i - iv) statements given below about lac operon. (i) Glucose or galactose may bind with the repressor and inactivate it. (ii) In the absence of lactose, the repressor binds with the ... (iii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (ii)
Last Answer : (c) (ii) and (iv)
Description : Lactose or its analogues act as positive regulators of lac operon by (A) Attaching to i gene and preventing its expression (B) Increasing the synthesis of catabolite gene activator protein (C) ... holoenzyme (D) Binding to repressor subunits so that the repressor cannot attach to the operator locus
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Transcription of structural genes of lac operon is prevented by binding of the repressor tetramer to (A) i gene (B) Operator locus (C) Promoter (D) z gene
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of the following is transcribed during repression? (A) Structural gene (B) Promoter gene (C) Regulator gene (D) Operator gene
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The gene which is transcribed during repression is (A) Structural (B) Regulator (C) Promoter (D) Operator
Description : .Gene regulation governing lactose operon of E.coli that involves the lac I gene product is (a) negative and repressible because repressor protein prevents transcription (b) feedback inhibition ... be induced by lactose (d) negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription.
Last Answer : (d) negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription.
Description : Gene regulation governing lactose operon of E.coli that involves the lac I gene product is (a) negative and repressible because repressor protein prevents transcription (b) feedback inhibition ... be induced by lactose (d) negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription.
Description : Lac operon’ in E. coli, is induced by (a) ‘I’ gene (b) promoter gene (c) β-galactosidase (d) lactose.
Last Answer : (c) β-galactosidase
Description : RNA polymerase holoenzyme binds to lac operon at the following site: (A) i gene (B) z gene (C) Operator locus (D) Promoter region
Description : Lac operon of E. coli contains _______ is continuity. (A) Regulator and operator genes only (B) Operator and structural genes only (C) Regular and structural genes only (D) Regulator, operator and structural genes
Description : All of the following statements about eukaryotic promoters are true except (A) They may be located upstream or down stream from the structural gene (B) They have two consensus sequences ( ... (D) Mutations in promoter region can decrease the efficiency of transcription of the structural gene
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The region of the Lac operon which must be free from structural gene transcription to occur is (A) The operator locus (B) The promoter site (C) The ‘a’ gene (D) The ‘i’ gene
Description : Lac operon is a cluster of (A) Three structural genes (B) Three structural genes and their promoter (C) A regulatory gene, an operator and a promoter (D) A regulatory gene, an operator, a promoter and three structural genes
Description : To commence structural gene transcription the region which should be free on lac operation is (A) Promoter site (B) Operator locus (C) Y gene (D) A gene
Description : Which one of the following is NOT part of an operon? a. Regulatory gene b. Operator c. Promoter d. Structural genes
Last Answer : d. Structural genes
Description : During transcription, the DNA site at which RNA polymerase binds is called (a) promoter (b) regulator (c) receptor (d) enhancer.
Last Answer : d) enhancer
Last Answer : (a) promoter
Description : Repressor binds to DNA sequence and regulate the transcription. This sequence is called (A) Attenuator (B) Terminator (C) Anti terminator (D) Operator
Description : In the lac operon concept, a protein molecule is (A) Operator (B) Inducer (C) Promoter (D) Repressor
Description : Expression of structural genes of lac operon is affected by all the following except (A) Lactose or its analogues (B) Repressor tetramer (C) cAMP (D) CAP-cAMP complex
Description : Select the incorrect statement out of the five given below about lac operon when Lactose is present in the medium. a) Gene - A gets transcribed into mRNA which produces β-galactoside permease b) ... polymerase transcribe Z-gene, Y-gene and A-gene e) Allolactose is the inducer of lac operon
Last Answer : Gene – A gets transcribed into mRNA which produces β-galactoside permease b) Inducer-Repressor complex is formed
Description : In operon concept, regulator gene functions as (a) inhibitor (b) repressor (c) regulator (d) all of these.
Last Answer : a) inhibitor
Description : acob and Monod studied lactose metabolism in E. coli and proposed operon concept. Operon concept is applicable for (a) all prokaryotes (b) all prokaryotes and some eukaryotes (c) all prokaryotes and all eukaryotes (d) all prokaryotes and some protozoans
Last Answer : (c) all prokaryotes and all eukaryotes
Description : .All of the following are part of an operon except (a) an operator (b) structural genes (c) an enhancer (d) a promoter.
Last Answer : d) a promoter.
Description : All of the following are part of an operon except (a) an operator (b) structural genes (c) an enhancer (d) a promoter.
Last Answer : (c) an enhancer
Description : .E.coli cells with a mutated z gene of the lac operon cannot grow in medium containing only lactose as the source of energy because (a) the lac operon is constitutively active in these cells ( ... coli cells do not utilise lactose (d) they cannot transport lactose from the medium into the cell.
Last Answer : (b) they cannot synthesise functional beta galactosidase
Description : The regulatory i gene of lac operon (A) Is inhibited by lacotse (B) Is inhibited by its own product, the repressor protein (C) Forms a regulatory protein which increases the expression of downstream structural genes (D) Is constitutively expressed
Description : The coding sequences in lac operon include (A) i gene (B) i gene, operator locus and promoter (C) z, y and a genes (D) i, z, y and a genes
Description : Mutations in promoter regions of genes can cause (A) Premature termination of translation (B) Change in reading frame of downstream structural gene (C) Decreased efficiency of transcription (D) All of these
Description : Which one of the following is not a part of a transcription unit in DNA? (a) The inducer (b) A terminator (c) A promoter (d) The structural gene
Last Answer : (c) A promoter
Last Answer : (a) The inducer
Description : Which one of the following is not a part of a transcription unit in DNA ? (1) The structural gene (2) The inducer (3) A terminator (4) A promoter
Last Answer : (2) The inducer
Description : In Lac-operon, repressor protein binds to
Last Answer : In Lac-operon, repressor protein binds to A. Regulator gene B. Operator gene C. Promoter gene D. Structural gene
Description : Which one of the following binds to specific nucleotide sequences that are upstream and most distant from the start site? (A) RNA polymerase (B) Repressor (C) Inducer (D) Restriction
Description : Which one of the following binds to specific nucleotide sequences? (A) RNA polymerase (B) Repressor (C) Inducer (D) Restriction
Description : .In negative operon, (a) co-repressor binds with repressor (b) co-repressor does not bind with repressor (c) co-repressor binds with inducer (d) cAMP have negative effect on lac operon. (
Last Answer : co-repressor binds with repressor
Description : The ‘rho’ (ρ) factor is involved (A) To increase the rate of RNA synthesis (B) In binding catabolite repressor to the promoter region (C) In proper termination of transcription (D) To allow proper initiation of transcriptide
Description : Negative regulation of protein synthesis is accomplished by A- allosteric inhibition B- the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter C- the binding of a repressor to the DNA D- the binding of a repressor to the RNA polymerase
Last Answer : the binding of a repressor to the DNA
Description : Trancription of z, y and a genes of lac operon is prevented by (A) Lactose (B) Allo-lactose (C) Repressor (D) cAMP
Description : When does the lac repressor protein bind to the operator? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : In the ’lac operon’ concept, which of the following is a protein? (A) Operator (B) Repressor (C) Inducer (D) Vector
Description : The minimum effective size of an operator for lac repressor binding is (A) 5 base pairs (B) 10 base pairs (C) 15 base pairs (D) 17 base pairs
Description : The wild type E.coli cells are growing in normal medium with glucose. They are transferred to a medium containing only lactose as sugar. Which of the following changes take place? (a) The lac operon is ... ) E.coli cells stop dividing. (c) The lac operon is repressed. (d) All operons are induced.
Last Answer : (a) The lac operon is induced
Description : Silencer elements (A) Are trans-acting factors (B) Are present between promoters and the structural genes (C) Decrease the expression of some structural genes (D) Encode specific repressor proteins
Description : The function of a repressor protein in an operon system is to prevent synthesis by binding to (A) The ribosome (B) A specific region of the operon preventing transcription of structural genes (C) The RNA polymerase (D) A specific region of the mRNA preventing translation to protein
Description : Where is the trp repressor gene located? -Biology
Description : The smallest unit of DNA capable of coding for the synthesis of a polypeptide is (A) Operon (B) Repressor gene (C) Cistron (D) Replicon
Description : Match the following genes of the Lac operon with their respective products. (A) i gene (i) b-galactosidase (B) z gene (ii) Permease (C) a gene (iii)Repressor (D) y gene (iv) Transacetylase Select the correct option. (A) (B) (C) ( ... ) (iii) (ii) (iv) (c) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (d) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Last Answer : (a) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)