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Among the newly discovered small noncoding RNAs, one type helps to reestablish ethylation patterns during gamete formation and blocks expression of some transposons. Which of the following types of RNA is responsible for this function?


A) miRNA
B) piRNA
C) lncRNA
D) siRNA

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Which of the following are maternal effect genes that control the orientation of the egg and thus the Drosophila embryo?


A) homeotic genes
B) segmentation genes
C) egg-polarity genes
D) morphogens

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Proto-oncogenes can change into oncogenes that cause cancer. Which of the following best explains the presence of these potential time bombs in eukaryotic cells?


A) Proto-oncogenes first arose from viral infections.
B) Proto-oncogenes are mutant versions of normal genes.
C) Proto-oncogenes are genetic "junk".
D) Proto-oncogenes normally help regulate cell division.

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How does the transcription of structural genes in an inducible operon occur?


A) It occurs continuously in the cell.
B) It starts when the pathway's substrate is present.
C) It starts when the pathway's product is present.
D) It stops when the pathway's product is present.

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How does extracellular glucose inhibit transcription of the lac operon?


A) by strengthening the binding of the repressor to the operator
B) by weakening the binding of the repressor to the operator
C) by inhibiting RNA polymerase from opening the strands of DNA to initiate transcription
D) by reducing the levels of intracellular cAMP

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If a particular operon encodes enzymes for making an essential amino acid and is regulated like the trp operon, then


A) the amino acid inactivates the repressor.
B) the repressor is active in the absence of the amino acid.
C) the amino acid acts as a corepressor.
D) the amino acid turns on transcription of the operon.

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