Transcription/translation — Flashcards

Type I interferons (IFN-α/IFN-B) work by _____ cells to the products of viral replication

The N-terminal signal sequence of a newly synthesized protein is bound by a(n) _____, which attaches the complex to the ER membrane

At the 3' end of a tRNA molecule is a(n) _____ sequence, which is the amino acid acceptor stem

In the Golgi apparatus, post-translational _____ adds sugars onto the amino acids serine and threonine

Accurate base pairing is usually required only in the first two nucleotide positions of a mRNA codon because codons differing in the 3rd "_____" position may code for the same amino acid

One co-transcriptional modification is the addition of a(n) _____ at the 5' end

After T3 binds its nuclear receptor, the T3-receptor complex binds to a thyroid-regulatory element on DNA, where it stimulates _____

What process takes RNA and makes DNA? _____

The enzyme which adds TTAGGG to 3' ends of chromosomes to avoid loss of genetic material with every duplication is known as _____

A(n) _____ mutation occurs when there is a deletion or insertion of a number of nucleotides not divisible by 3, resulting in misreading of all nucleotides downstream