pyrimidine dimers which distort the DNA conformation causing replication errors
The structural genes of the lac operon are transcribed as a
polycistronic mRNA
Elongation requires both ribosomal subunits assembled with the mRNA in order to form these two sites
peptidyl and aminoacyl sites
prokaryotes ____ and ___; eukaryotes ____ and ____
grow; divide; develop; differentiate;
transposons
insert into a gene coding or regulatory region
Initiation of translation in bacteria requires this sequence that procedes the AUG start codon. This sequence pairs with the 16S rRNA of the 30S small ribosomal subunit
Shine-Dalgarno
___ ___ analysis of repressor complexes has confirmed the operon model
crystal structure analysis
germ-line mutations
occur in gametes, thus making them transferable
DNA proofreading
DNA polymerase III is able to recognize and correct errors in replication; catches 99% of errors
