Transcription/translation — Flashcards

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

Transcription occurs throughout which cell cycle phases?_____

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

Which eukaryotic RNA polymerase is responsible for synthesizing mRNA?

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

_____ proteins are specific transcription factors that bind to cAMP response elements (CREs) to cause a response to cAMP

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? _____

In what part of the cell is mRNA formed?_____