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1.SWI/SNF is a family of ______ activators promoters remodelers enhancers histon

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Question

1.SWI/SNF is a family of ______

activators

promoters

remodelers

enhancers

histone variants

2.Regulatory regions of eukaryotic genes: all contain which of the following sequences in the same chromosome?

zinc fingers

leucine zippers

cis-acting elements

trans-acting elements

homeodomains

3.Which of the following may be located tens of kilobases away from the transcriptional start site?

TATA box

Enhancer sequence

Core promoter sequence

Proximal promoter elements

4.How does RNA interference affect gene expression?

Sequence-specific double-stranded RNAs induce activation of homologous genes

Sequence-specific double-stranded RNAs induce silencing of homologous genes

Sequence-specific double-stranded RNAs induce silencing of non homologous genes

Sequence-specific double-stranded RNAs induce activation of non homologous genes

a.

activators

b.

promoters

c.

remodelers

d.

enhancers

e.

histone variants

Explanation / Answer

1. a. activators

SWI/ SNF (Switch/ sucrose non-fermentable) are a family of ATP dependent chromatin remodeliing enzymes, which play a key role in the activation of gene transcription found both in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.