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#Question id: 1430


2-hydroxyglutarate is produced in cancer cells:

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
  1. because cancer cells exhibit increased aerobic glycolysis.

  2. that have mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase.

  3. to counteract all the lactate produced by aerobic glycolysis.

  4. that have mutations in alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogense.

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#Question id: 2819

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

A typical eukaryotic gene consists of which of the following elements?

a. internal ribosome binding sites       b. introns         c. exons            d. enhancers

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#Question id: 2820

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Multiple mRNAs can arise from a primary transcript by use of alternative

a. splicing.      b. poly(A) sites.                      c. promoters.               d. ribosome binding sites.

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#Question id: 2821

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of the following is (are) encoded by multiple genes present in the human genome?

a. ribosomal RNA       b. transfer RNA                       c. histone            d. lysozyme

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#Question id: 2822

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Transposition by a bacterial insertion element

a. occurs at a frequency of approximately 1 in 10^3 cells per generation.

b. can inactivate an essential gene.    

c. is mediated through a RNA intermediate.

d. requires the enzyme transposase

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#Question id: 2823

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Transposition by a retrotransposon requires activity of which of the following enzymes?

a. RNA polymerase                b. reverse transcriptase

c. DNA methylase                  d. DNA polymerase

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#Question id: 2824

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Plant mitochondrial DNA

a. is the same size as human mitochondrial DNA.

b. encodes a 5S mitochondrial rRNA.

c. contains multiple copies that recombine with each other.

d. uses the standard genetic code.