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Translation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes has some similarities but differs in important ways. Which of the following statements about similarities and differences in prokaryotic and eukaryotic translation are TRUE? (Select all that apply.)

Transposable elements are found:

An insertion of two nucleotides in the protein coding region of  a gene will cause a frameshift.

A geneticist is studying a mutation in a population of turtles that causes their shells to become extremely brittle. She determines the mutation is caused by the loss of two nucleotides in the coding region of a gene. Upon studying the mutant protein that is produced, she observes that it is 312 amino acids in length, as compared to the normal protein that is 588 amino acids in length. This mutant protein can no longer carry out its normal function of assisting in the stiffening of a turtle’s shell. Which of the following could NOT describe this mutation?

Which of the following types of eukaryotic gene regulation take place at the level of DNA?

The amino acid sequence of a polypeptide is referred to as the _____ sequence of the polypeptide.

In the Ames test, what types of mutations are used to test for chemical mutagens?

A mutant E. coli strain, grown under conditions that normally induce the lac operon, produces particularly high amounts of ß-galactosidase (product of the lacZ gene). What is a possible genotype of the cells?

In bacteria, which of the following modes of regulation of gene expression is most common?

What do alkylating agents do?