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Chromosomal elements Page: 925 Difficulty: 1 Ans: A The DNA in a bacterial prokaryotic chromosome is best described as: A a single circular double-helical molecule.. Chromosomal element

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Multiple Choice Questions

1 Chromosomal elements

Page: 924 Difficulty: 2 Ans: B

The most precise modern definition of a gene is a segment of genetic material that:

A) codes for one polypeptide

B) codes for one polypeptide or RNA product

C) determines one phenotype

D) determines one trait

E) that codes for one protein

Page: 925 Difficulty: 1 Ans: A

The DNA in a bacterial (prokaryotic) chromosome is best described as:

A) a single circular double-helical molecule

B) a single linear double-helical molecule

C) a single linear single-stranded molecule

D) multiple linear double-helical molecules

E) multiple linear single-stranded molecules

Page: 925 Difficulty: 1 Ans: E

Bacterial plasmids:

A) are always covalently joined to the bacterial chromosome

B) are composed of RNA

C) are never circular

D) cannot replicate when cells divide

E) often encode proteins not normally essential to the bacterium’s survival

Which of these statements about nucleic acids is false?

A) Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain DNA

B) Plasmids are genes that encode plasma proteins in mammals

C) The chromosome of E coli is a closed-circular, double-helical DNA

D) The DNA of viruses is usually much longer than the viral particle itself

E) The genome of many plant viruses is RNA

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Pages: 925-927 Difficulty: 2 Ans: C

Functional DNA is not found in:

A) bacterial nucleoids

B) chloroplasts

C) lysosomes

D) mitochondria

E) nuclei

The DNA in a eukaryotic chromosome is best described as:

A) a single circular double-helical molecule

B) a single linear double-helical molecule

C) a single linear single-stranded molecule

D) multiple linear double-helical molecules

E) multiple linear single-stranded molecules

Page: 928 Difficulty: 1 Ans: D

Introns:

A) are frequently present in prokaryotic genes but are rare in eukaryotic genes

B) are spliced out before transcription

C) are translated but not transcribed

D) can occur many times within a single gene

E) encode unusual amino acids in proteins

The chromosomal region that is the point of attachment of the mitotic spindle is the:

A) centromere

B) endomere

C) exon

D) intron

E) telomere

9 DNA supercoiling

Page: 930 Difficulty: 2 Ans: C

DNA in a closed-circular, double-stranded molecule with no net bending of the DNA axis on itself is:

A) a left-handed helix

B) a mixed right- and left-handed helix

C) relaxed

D) supercoiled

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E) underwound

It is correct to say that DNA supercoiling cannot:

A) be induced by strand separation

B) be induced by underwinding of the double helix

C) form if there is Z-DNA structure present

D) occur if a closed circular double-stranded DNA molecule has a nick

E) result in compaction of the DNA structure

The linking number (Lk) of a closed-circular, double-stranded DNA molecule is changed by:

A) breaking a strand, then rejoining it

B) breaking a strand, unwinding or rewinding the DNA, then rejoining it

C) breaking all hydrogen bonds in the DNA

D) supercoiling without the breaking of any phosphodiester bonds

E) underwinding without the breaking of any phosphodiester bonds

For a closed-circular DNA molecule of 10,000 base pairs in the fully relaxed form, the linking

number (Lk) is about:

A) 10,000

B) 950

C) 100

D) 9.5

E) 2

If the structure of a fully relaxed, closed-circular DNA molecule is changed so that the specific linking difference (σ) is –0.05, the number of:

A) bases is decreased by 5%

B) bases is increased by 5%

C) helical turns is decreased by 5%

D) helical turns is increased by 5%

E) helical turns is unchanged

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Topoisomerases can:

A) change the linking number (Lk) of a DNA molecule

B) change the number of base pairs in a DNA molecule

C) change the number of nucleotides in a DNA molecule

D) convert D isomers of nucleotides to L isomers

E) interconvert DNA and RNA

Page: 937 Difficulty: 2 Ans: E

Topoisomerases:

A) always change the linking number in increments of 1

B) can act on single-stranded DNA circles

C) change the degree of supercoiling of a DNA molecule but not its linking number of DNA

D) occur in bacteria, but not in eukaryotes

E) require energy from ATP

Plectonemic supercoils in a negatively supercoiled DNA molecule:

A) are always left-handed

B) are always right-handed

C) are balanced by solenoidal supercoils

D) can be either right- or left-handed

E) never occur

17 The structure of chromosomes

Histones are _ that are usually associated with _

A) acidic proteins; DNA

B) acidic proteins; RNA

C) basic proteins; DNA

D) basic proteins; RNA

E) coenzymes derived from histidine; enzymes

The fundamental repeating unit of organization in a eukaryotic chromosome is:

A) the centrosome

B) the lysosome

C) the microsome

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D) the nucleosome

E) the polysome

Which of the following contributes to the structure of nucleosomes?

A) Plectonemic supercoiled DNA

B) Relaxed closed-circular DNA

C) Solenoidal supercoiled DNA

D) Spacer DNA

E) Z (left-handed) DNA

Nucleosomes:

A) are important features of chromosome organization in eukaryotes and bacteria

B) are composed of proteins rich in acidic amino acids, such as Asp and Glu

C) are composed of protein and RNA

D) bind DNA and alter its supercoiling

E) occur in chromatin at irregular intervals along the DNA molecule

Pages: 942-943 Difficulty: 2 Ans: D

A condensed eukaryotic chromosome is known to be associated with all of the following proteins,

except for:

A) Core histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4

B) Histone H1

C) SMC proteins

D) Topoisomerase I

E) Topoisomerase II

The SMC proteins (for structural maintenance of chromosomes) include cohesins and condensins, and are known to have all of the following properties except:

A) A complete ATP binding site

B) A hinge region

C) Topoisomerase activity to produce positive supercoils

D) The ability to condense DNA

E) Two coiled-coil domains

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Pages: 943-944 Difficulty: 2 Ans: A

Bacterial chromosomes:

A) are highly compacted into structures called nucleoids

B) are seen in electron microscopy as “beads on a string”

C) are surrounded by a nuclear membrane

D) contain large numbers of nucleosomes

E) when fully extended are as long as the bacterial cell

Short Answer Questions

Page: 925 Difficulty: 2

Describe the structure and function of a typical bacterial plasmid

Ans: Bacterial plasmids are generally closed-circular, double-stranded DNA molecules that are much

smaller than the bacterial chromosome itself They replicate autonomously and may encode proteins which, although not normally essential to bacterial survival, may confer resistance to antibiotics

Pages: 927-928 Difficulty: 2

Describe a current hypothesis to explain the presence of functional DNA in mitochondria and

chloroplasts

Ans: These organelles are thought to have originated from aerobic bacteria and photosynthetic

bacteria, which took up endosymbiotic residence within primitive eukaryotic cells The DNA

molecules of the organelles are putative vestiges of the chromosomes of these bacteria

What are introns?

Ans: Introns are regions of genes (primarily eukaryotic) that in mRNA are transcribed but are not

translated They do not code for amino acid sequences within the protein that is coded by the gene Thus they interrupt the colinearity between the nucleotide sequence of the gene and the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein

What is satellite DNA?

Ans: Satellite DNA (also known as highly repetitive or simple-sequence DNA) consists of regions of

the eukaryotic genome that are different enough in base composition from the bulk of the

chromosomal DNA that they can be separated from it by density gradient centrifugation Satellite DNA is often associated with centromeres and telomeres and consists of short sequences (5 to 10 base pairs) that are repeated millions of times per cell

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Describe two functions of DNA supercoiling

Ans: Supercoiling allows for the extreme compaction required for DNA to fit in a cell Negative

supercoiling also facilitates the unwinding of the strands of the double helical DNA that is required for its transcription and replication

Define, in the context of DNA structure, “topological bond.”

Ans: Topological bonds are links between two molecules that are not joined by specific chemical

bonds, but that cannot be physically separated because they cross over each other like links in a chain

Define “specific linking difference” (σ), also called superhelical density

Ans: The specific linking difference (σ) is a measure of the number of turns removed (∆Lk) relative

to the linking number of the fully relaxed form (Lk0): σ = ∆Lk/Lk0

Pages: 933-935, 940 Difficulty: 2

Indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

_ The linking number (Lk) of a closed-circular DNA molecule can be changed only by

breaking one or both strands

_ DNA of all organisms is overwound (i.e., positively supercoiled)

_ Topoisomerase I relaxes DNA that is highly negatively supercoiled

_ In a nucleosome, eukaryotic DNA is wrapped around histone proteins

Ans: T; F; T; T

Pages: 933-937, 940 Difficulty: 3

Calculate values for the following topological properties of a closed-circular DNA molecule

containing 2,000 base pairs (for simplicity, assume there are 10 base pairs per turn in the relaxed DNA)

(a) The linking number when the DNA is relaxed

(b) The linking number when the DNA has been underwound by 10 enzymatic turnovers of DNA gyrase (+ATP)

(c) The linking number when the DNA has been underwound by binding five nucleosomes followed by complete relaxation by a eukaryotic topoisomerase

(d) The superhelical density of the DNA molecule in (b)

(e) The superhelical density of the DNA molecule in (c)

Ans: (a) 200; (b) 180; (c) 195 (d) –0.1; (e) –0.025

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Define, in the context of DNA structure, “topoisomers.”

Ans: Topoisomers are different forms of a closed-circular DNA molecule that differ only in a

topological property such as their linking number (Lk)

Define topoisomerase, and explain the difference between type I and type II topoisomerases

Ans: Topoisomerases are enzymes that change the linking number in a closed-circular,

double-stranded DNA molecule by breaking one or two strands, adding or removing twists, and rejoining the strand(s) Type 1 topoisomerases break and rejoin only one strand, changing the linking number in increments of 1 Type 2 topoisomerases break and rejoin both strands, changing the linking number

in increments of 2

The DNA of virtually every cell is underwound (i.e., negatively supercoiled) relative to B-form DNA

In bacteria, an enzyme called (a) introduces negative supertwists into DNA using (b) as a source of energy This enzyme is classified as a type (c) , which affects the linking number in steps of (d) _ The usual substrate for this enzyme within

an E coli cell is the bacterial chromosome This circular DNA molecule of 4,700,000 base pairs has

a linking number of approximately (e) when it is closed and relaxed This enzyme would (f) (decrease/increase/not change) this linking number when acting upon this DNA molecule in the presence of the above energy source

Ans: (a) E coli topoisomerase II or DNA gyrase; (b) ATP; (c) type II topoisomerase; (d) two; (e)

450,000; (f) decrease

Explain the difference between plectonemic and solenoidal supercoiling of DNA; use diagrams to help in your explanation

Ans: In plectonemic supercoiling, the double helix is intertwined such that it crosses over itself In

solenoidal supercoiling, the double helix forms a spiral resembling the helix formed by each of the strands (See Fig 24-24a, p 938.)

Briefly describe the changes in eukaryotic chromosome structure during the cell cycle

Ans: Starting with prophase, the DNA undergoes condensation (employing cohesins and

condensins) During the subsequent metaphase, the condensed chromosomes line up along a plane halfway between the spindle poles (to which they are connected by microtubules) As the cell moves into anaphase, the sister chromatids separate, each drawn towards its respective spindle pole After

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cell division is complete, the chromosomes decondense, and remain so during interphase (See Fig 24-25, p 939)

What are histones and what is their principal role in chromatin structure?

Ans: Histones are small basic proteins that bind to DNA There are five main types, four of which

interact with each other to form the core of the nucleosome around which the DNA is wrapped The fifth (H1) is believed to be involved in compaction of nucleosomes to form a higher-order structure

Describe the composition and structure of a nucleosome

Ans: A nucleosome consists of 146 base pairs of double-stranded DNA wrapped in a solenoidal

supercoil around a core of histones (small, basic proteins) This core contains two copies each of histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4

The overall compaction of a eukaryotic chromosome is greater than -fold The first level is nucleosome formation, which compacts about _ -fold Next is the 30 nm fiber, which compacts about -fold overall Higher order folding involves association of the DNA with a nuclear , which contains large amounts of and _

Ans: 10,000; 7; 100; scaffold; histone H1; topoisomerase II (last two in either order).

SMC proteins facilitate the structural maintenance of chromosomes; describe the roles of the two

main classes

Ans: The cohesins help link sister chromatids together after replication and keep them together as

they condense, which is essential for proper segregation The condensins are essential for DNA condensation as the cell enters mitosis, and their binding is thought to create positive supercoiling (See Fig 24-25, p 944)

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