Gene transcriptions/Boxes/GCs/Quiz

The GC box is a lecture as part of the gene transcription series and gene transcription course.

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Quiz
{Which of the following are phenomena associated with CpG sites? + cytosine nucleotide occurs next to a guanine nucleotide + "—C—phosphate—G—" - CG base-pairing + C and G are found on the same strand of DNA or RNA and are connected by a phosphodiester bond - cytosine being 3 prime to the guanine base + CpG islands - three hydrogen bonds
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{True or False, A repeating sequence of nucleotides that forms a transcription or a regulatory signal is called a box. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Several promoter elements have been previously identified in eukaryotes, but those cannot account for transcription from most RNA polymerase II-transcribed { genes|gene (i) }
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{True or False, The GC box is located in the distal promoter. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a transcriptional characteristic of the GC box? + located between nucleotides -8 and +2 relative to the transcriptional start site (+1) + G/A/T-G/C+1-G-T/C-G-G-G/A-A-G/C - in eukaryotes - TATA-less genes - a consensus sequence
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{True or False, An AGC box contains the nucleotide sequence CGCC. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are phenomena associated with the GC box? + transcription of A1BG - directs activator-dependent but TFIID-independent transcription + TATA box-less promoters - transcription start site - mediator dependence + core promoter + RNA polymerase II holoenzyme
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{True or False, The GC box is found in the promoter regions of about 1% of human genes. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are phenomena associated with an Alu element? + a short stretch of 2-8 nucleotides + Arthrobacter luteus - TATA box-less promoters + occurs in large numbers in primate genomes - mediator dependence + short interspersed elements + there are over one million Alu elements interspersed throughout the human genome
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{Yes or No, A proximal promoter can be found within any core promoter. - Yes + No
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Various types of repeating boxes containing cytosine and guanine exist.