DNA Structure
Regulation
Diseases
Bonus
100

The coding region of a gene

Exons

100

Gene expression is regulated at which level

Transcription, RNA processing, Translation

100

What is Aniridia 

Absence of the iris of the eye


100

Epigenetic regulation involves

Histone modification 

200

The shape of DNA found in mitochondria

Circular

200

Transcription factor domain that binds to DNA

DNA-binding domain

200

Wilms’ tumor is a tumor in which organ?


Kidney 

200

Which genes are expressed in all cells

Housekeeping genes

300

The region of a gene before the transcription start site

Upstream 

300

The primary function of a promoter

Initiate transcription

300

What type of a regulator is Wilms’ tumor protein 

Transcription repressor 

300

What are the two types of repetitive DNA sequences

 Interspersed and tandem repeats

400

Microsatellites are an example of

Tandem repeats 

400

The primary function of a Silencer

Repress transcription

400

What is the cause of Aniridia

Deletion of regulatory proteins essential for PAX6 expression


400

What percentage of the human genome consists of repeated sequences?

50%

500

Region of Chromosomes with no genes

Centromeric and telomeric regions

500

Transcription factors recognize which type of DNA sequence

Regulatory elements

500

Which gene is essential for eye development?

PAX6

500

What is the start codon in most genes

ATG

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