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1) The following DNA strand is a template strand of a prokaryotic gene.Transcription start siteis indicated by a bold “G”.
a) Underline the promoter region of this gene by a dotted line.
b)Underscore the Pribnow box in the promoter region. What is the function of the Pribnow box?
c) Deduce the nucleotide sequence of mRNA for this gene.
d) Underscore the leader sequence in mRNA and box the initiation codon. How many amino
acids does this mRNA code for? What is the sequence of the codons in this mRNA?
e) Show 5’ and 3’ ends of the template strand and mRNA.
f) What are the -10 and +10 base pairs of this gene?
CCCTCCGTCGCTATAATGAAGTCGGAGACGGATGTACCGCGGATAA
a) CCCTCCGTCGCTATAATGAAGTCGGAGACGGATGTACCGCGGATAA
b) CCCTCCGTCGCTATAATGAAGTCGGAGACGGATGTACCGCGGATAA
Pribnow box ( -10 box ) is a consensus sequence of six nucleotide present in promoter region in a template strand of DNA , and is essential for transcription. It is recognized and bound by a subunit of RNA polymerase during initiation of transcription.
c) 5' GGGAGGCAGCGAUAUUACUUCAGCCUCUGCCUACAUGGCGCCUAUU 3'
d) 5' GGGAGGCAGCGAUAUUACUUCAGCCUCUGCCUACAUGGCGCCUAUU 3'
5' UTR ( upstream sequence of the atart codon) is known as the leader sequence.
underlined sequence are leader sequence and bold and underlined codon is the start codon.
this mRNA codes for 4 amino acid.
sequence of codons- MET Ala Pro Ile
e) 3' CCCTCCGTCGCTATAATGAAGTCGGAGACGGATGTACCGCGGATAA 5' ----Template strand
5' GGGAGGCAGCGAUAUUACUUCAGCCUCUGCCUACAUGGCGCCUAUU 3' --- mRNA strand
f) CCCTCCGTCGCTATAATGAAGTCGGAGACGGATGTACCGCGGATAA
-10 +1 +10