DNA
RNA
Cloning
People
Weber Wonders
100
The name for the DNA strand complementary to mRNA.
What is the template strand.
100
What are the four components of an Amino Acid?
What is 1. Amine Group 2. Carboxy Group 3. Hydrogen 4. R Group
100
What is the most preferred type of Polymerase for PCR?
What is Taq Polymerase.
100
Who discovered the alpha-helix model of DNA?
Who is Watson and Crick.
100
http://weberlab.byu.edu/portals/105/images/Personnel/WeberProfile.png Who is this?
Who is Scott Weber. Our Professor.
200
Name the term for the following sequence: G A T A T C C T A T A G
What is a palindrome.
200
State the function of mRNA.
What is carrying genetic information to ribosomes.
200
What prevents vector religation?
What is Alkaline Phosphatase.
200
Who validated the Chromosome Theory of Inheritance?
Who is Thomas Hunt Morgan.
200
What was Dr. Weber's major WAY back in the day when he was an undergraduate at BYU?
What is Zoology.
300
Name for a DNA copy of RNA.
What is cDNA.
300
Which enzyme directs transcription?
What is RNA Polymerase
300
A way of quantifying the amplification of DNA.
What is Real-Time PCR.
300
What did Kary Mullis invent in the 1980's?
What is PCR.
300
Where did Dr. Weber receive his Doctorate Degree?
What is University of Illinois.
400
Process responsible for cutting viral, but not host DNA?
What is methylation.
400
What molecule is able to recognize both RNA and Amino Acids?
What is tRNA.
400
Best cloning vectors (name two) to use for genomic DNA cloning?
What is lambda phage and cosmids.
400
The name for the bacterial promotor proceeding the AUG sequence.
What is Shine-Delgarno sequence. (named after it's discoverers)
400
In what was Dr. Weber's postdoctoral studies?
What is T Helper Cell activation.
500
What is the distance between two major grooves in DNA?
What is 33.2 Angstroms.
500
The absence of what cofactor causes the dissociation of the two ribosomal subunits?
What is Magnesium.
500
Name two systems that would allow inducible expression.
What is: 1. Lactose 2. Arabinose 3. Tetracycline 4. Ecdysone 5. Heavy Metals 6. Steroids
500
The mold used by George Beadle and E.L. Tatum in their research on metabolic pathways.
What is neurospora crassa.
500
What reward did Dr. Weber receive in 2009?
What is MRCE Career Development Award. (AKA- Fair and easy exams award.... we hope!)
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