Transcription/translation — Flashcards

Of the 64 possible codons, how many encode amino acids?_____

mRNA quality control occurs at _____, which contain exonucleases, decapping enzymes, and microRNAs

Transcription occurs throughout which cell cycle phases?_____

Promoters serve as binding sites for _____ transcription factors (general/specific)

Which RNA polymerase binds to DNA at a promoter site?_____

A mutation in the promoter commonly results in a dramatic _____ in the level of gene transcription

How many different RNA polymerases do prokaryotes have? _____

The _____ site of the ribosome holds empty tRNA as it exits

Capped, tailed, and spliced hnRNA is called _____

Is RNA synthesis high or low fidelity? _____