miRNAs are encoded in the genome as segments of longer transcripts. Their characteristic structure helps identify them and predict the target genes they might regulate. Which of the following are the characteristic features of these small RNA molecules?

I. The functional form of an miRNA is typically 21 or 22 nucleotides (it can vary from 19 to 25 nucleotides).

II. The first cleavage liberates the stem-loop, called the pre-miRNA; the second generates the mature miRNA from the pre-miRNA.

III. The pre-miRNAs can be encoded by any part of a transcript: that is, they might fall within coding regions, within leader regions, or within Introns.

IV. The base pairing between miRNA and target RNA is initiated by interactions of so-called seed residues—the sequence between bases 2 and 9 of the 22-nucleotide miRNA.

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A mouse heterozygous at the Igf-2 locus is dwarf and has 50% dwarf progeny when mated to a homozygous Igf-2m animal. Which statement about this animal is FALSE?

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

 Which of the following incorrect pair?

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#Unit 12. Applied Biology

Cybrids or cytoplasmic hybrids are cells or plants containing

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

__ are mutations that have no effect on the phenotype of the organism.

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Which type of the nitrogen-fixing bacteria are thought to maintain a low oxygen concentration (microaerobic conditions) through their high levels of respiration