1.What type of foreign exchange exposure does Airbus face? How
can Airbus protect itself from its exposure to changing exchange
rates? How does the company’s switch to more U.S. suppliers help
the company?
2.Airbus has asked its European based suppliers to start pricing
in U.S. Dollars. What does Airbus hope to gain by this request?
What does it mean for suppliers?
Transcription: From DNA to
RNA
1. Define a gene.
2. How does RNA differ from DNA?
3. Briefly describe the process of transcription.
4. Describe the process of transcription as it occurs in
prokaryotes.
5. What is the role of the promoter?
6. Describe the process of transcription as it occurs in
eukaryotes.
7. What is the role of the transcription factors? A mutation
exists in transcription factors that causes them to bind slightly
downstream of the TATA box, causing...
Considering the two types of nucleic acids, how does RNA differ
from DNA?
a) RNA is double-stranded; DNA is single-stranded.
b) RNA is a polymer of amino acids; DNA is a polymer of
nucleotides.
c) In RNA G pairs with T; in DNA G pairs with C.
d) RNA contains uracil; DNA contains thymine.
Assignment II1-3: Prepare an essay ( 2pages) that discusses the various roles of RNA. How does the role of RNA differ from the standard role of RNA as expressed in Central Dogma, i.e., what other roles does RNA play?
Question 4.
Describe an experiment to demonstrate whether the RNA folds into
a functional tertiary structure of a ribozyme when the tetraloop
region is deleted. You suspect that the tetraloop is critical for
folding of a ribozyme into its active form.