Molecular+Biology+2


 * Assessment Items from the Molecular Biology 2 Small Group**


 * Learning Objective:** Describe the relationship between a gene and the product it encodes.

Given a 100 amino acid protein, how many nucleotides would its gene have? A) 100 B) 200 C) 300 D) more than 300
 * Formative Assessment**

Imagine you are interested in expressing a human gene in //E. coli// on a plasmid vector. The gene contains 3 exons and 2 introns. Check all of the items that you will need to have on the plasmid in order to accomplish this task (2 items have been checked for you).
 * Summative Assessment #1**
 * || **Human** ||  || //**E.coli**// ||
 * || Selectable Marker || X || Selectable Marker ||
 * || Origin of Replication || X || Origin of Replication ||
 * || Ribosome Binding Site ||  || Ribosome Binding Site ||
 * || Promoter ||  || Promoter ||
 * || Exon 1 ||  || Exon 1 ||
 * || Exon 2 ||  || Exon 2 ||
 * || Exon 3 ||  || Exon 3 ||
 * || Intron 1 ||  || Intron 1 ||
 * || Intron 2 ||  || Intron 2 ||
 * || transcriptional terminator ||  || transcriptional terminator ||

Is it possible for the same gene to encode different proteins in different cells in humans? True or False
 * Summative Assessment #2**

Why did you choose your answer above? (open-ended)