Explore topic-wise MCQs in Transcription.

Which of the following is not a type of RNA?

What are snRNPs (small nuclear ribonucleic particles)?

What are exons?

Which of the following processes is not a type of RNA processing carried out by eukaryotes?

During transcription of a eukaryotic cell, what determines the template strand?

Which of the following best describes distant regulatory sequences that influence gene expression?

What event is indicative of transcription initiation?

When does alternative splicing occur?

Which of the following are methods for termination of transcription in prokaryotes?

I. Release factor binding

II. Rho-mediated termination

III. Hairpin loop (stem loop) formation

What element(s) do all eukaryotic promoter regions share?

How many base pairs of DNA is transcribed by RNA polymerase in one go?

Which of the following is used to describe the time taken by RNA polymerase to leave the promoter?

Which of the following ensure stable binding of RNA polymerase at the promoter site?

What is the work of the sigma factor in transcription?

Name the sigma factor which is used for promoter recognition?

Who discovered RNA polymerase?

Which of the following is TRUE for the RNA polymerase activity?

Name the site where upstream sequences located?

Mark the statement which is INCORRECT about the transcription unit?

Like replication, transcription also occurs bidirectionally.

Which polymerase is involved in transcribing ribosomal RNA (except 5S rRNA)?

Which of the following is not dependent on the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II?

What is the role of the promoter region in the regulation of gene expression?

Before RNA polymerase can initiate transcription, this protein must bind to it, creating the RNA polymerase holoenzyme and allowing for the initiation of transcription.

Transcription factors that are the first to bind DNA in heterochromatin regions, often promote euchromatin formation, and recruit other transcriptional machinery to promote transcription are best known as which of the following?

Which of the following best describes the key function of helicases during transcription?

Which of the following subunits of RNA polymerase is solely required for initiation of transcription?

Which of the following codons is the mRNA start codon that initiates translation?

In eukaryotes, which RNA polymerase makes rRNA?

Transcription by E. coli polymerase occurs in

Rho-dependent termination of transcription in E. coli

Mark the one, which is NOT the transcription inhibitor in eukaryotes.

Name the one intrinsic terminator of transcription.

Which of the following transcription termination technique has RNA dependent ATPase activity?

Which of the level of protein structure is incorrectly matched to its description?

The enzyme required for transcription is

In prokaryotes what site on the mRNA does the ribosome bind to initiate translation?

Most translation occurs by a mRNA cap-dependent mechanism, however, translation can occur by cap-independent initiation. One mechanism by which eukaryotic cells can initiate cap-independent translation is by which of the following approaches?

Which of the following ensures that viral gene translation occurs even when host translation is inhibited?

Which amino acid is the "start" amino acid in a peptide chain?

Which of the following is not a type of modification that can occur after translation?

Which of the following is not a phase in translation?

Which of the following most accurately describes the chronological order of ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes?

How many ribosomal binding sites are there and what are their functions?

On which of the following molecules could you find an anticodon?

In which of the following organelles does the initial linkage of a sugar for post-translation modification N-linked glycosylation most commonly occur?

Small GTPases are important molecular switches and signaling pathways. What proteins are responsible for promoting the activation of these small GTPases?

Which of the following is not an example of post-translational modification?

The 5' cap on eukaryotic mRNA molecules is recognized by which of the following proteins?

When conducting a stain of chromosomes, certain regions along the chromosome will stain more darkly than the rest. This is due to the fact that these regions are more tightly condensed. What is the functional outcome of having one region more condensed (heterochromatin) than the rest (euchromatin)?