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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

Genes: Structure, Replication, and Mutation

True or False Quiz



1

A gene is a DNA sequence that codes for a polypeptide, an rRNA or a tRNA.
A)True
B)False
2

Coupled transcription and translation is possible in procaryotes because a nuclear envelope does not separate the translational machinery from the DNA as it does in eucaryotes.
A)True
B)False
3

DNA differs in composition from RNA in having deoxyribose and uracil rather than ribose and thymine.
A)True
B)False
4

The complex of replication proteins is frequently associated with the plasma membrane of bacterial cells
A)True
B)False