#Question id: 3956
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Which of the following statements about histones is not true?
#Question id: 3957
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
In mammalian cells, the DNA of the centromere is characteristic of:
#Question id: 3958
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Why are adult women genetic mosaics?
#Question id: 4021
#Section 7: Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology
Reporter genes employ fragments of DNA encoding proteins that when translated do not have any obvious effects in the cells and tissues. Which one of the following is NOT a reporter protein?
#Question id: 4123
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
A certain bacterial mRNA is known to represent only one gene and to contain about 800 nucleotides. If you assume that the average amino acid residue contributes 110 to the peptide molecular weight, the largest polypeptide that this mRNA could code for would have a molecular weight of about:
#Question id: 4124
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Assuming that the average amino acid residue contributes 110 to the peptide molecular weight, what will be the minimum length of the mRNA encoding a protein of molecular weight 50,000?