Question 1
A cell has a defect in polyadenylation of mRNA. The RNA transcripts encoding which type of protein would
not be affected by this defect because they are not polyadenylated?
◦ histone proteins
◦ transcription factors
◦ transmembrane proteins
◦ DNA binding proteins
◦ SR proteins
Question 2
A gene has acquired a mutation in which the protein product has 50 additional amino acids at the end. Which region of the gene was likely mutated?
◦ coding region
◦ start codon
◦ promoter sequence
◦ terminator sequence
◦ stop colon