This is our Fundamental Facts about Gene Regulation assignment. I found that while completing it, there were concepts from first year, and even high school, that I had to review before this class! Nevertheless, it was a good start to the course.
Q&A:
Qa, b, c: labelled on diagram
Qd: RNA polymerase complex will dissociate from the DNA at the end of an exon when the newly synthesized RNA molecule forms a G-C-rich hairpin loop followed by a run of Us, or in eukaryotes, where the 3’ end is polyadenylated.
Qe: Translation will start and stop at the start/stop codon of the mRNA
Qf: Proteins that are needed for transcription include RNA polymerase, transcription factors such as TFIID (transcription factor), helicase, TATA-binding protein, activators, repressors, Rho for termination
Qg: Some cis-regulatory elements that have been omitted from the diagram include a frameshift element that regulates alternative frame use with mRNAs and IRES (internal ribosome entry site) which initiates translation in the middle of an RNA.
Amanda
email: manda147@interchange.ubc.ca | Student Number: 92681071
