Smartbook Chapter 15: Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
Select examples of how gene regulation benefits eukaryotic organisms
- The ability to respond to changes in nutrient availability - The ability to respond to environmental stresses
General transcription factors are required for the binding of __________ _____________ to the core promoter and its progression to the elongation stage.
Blank 1: RNA Blank 2: polymerase
The ability of humans to develop tans to protect their skin cells from UV rays by inducing genes that provide protection against UV radiation is an example of gene ______________
Blank 1: regulation
The phenomenon where the level of gene expression is controlled so that genes can be expressed at high or low levels is called gene _____________-
Blank 1: regulation or regulator
Proteins that regulate the rate of transcription of target genes are called ________________ transcription factors.
Blank 1: regulatory
If gene regulation acts to prevent translation, what molecule will not be produced?
Protein
Select the steps at which gene regulation can occur.
Transcription Posttranslational modification Translation RNA processing
Activators bind to ______.
enhancers
Gene regulation means that ______.
gene expression can be controlled so that genes can be expressed at high or low levels
Human nerve cells and muscle cells look quite different from each other due to differences in ______.
gene regulation