Bacterial Genetics Questions

1995

"How are bending and looping of DNA thought to contribute to the
regulation of gene expression in bacteria?"

"What roles are attributed to rRNA molecules and elongation factors in the
synthesis of proteins?"

"Discuss the importance of s factors in regulating sporulation in
B.subtilis.  What additional regulatory systems are thought to be
involved?"

1996

"Discuss the role of protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions in the
control of expression of the lac operon."

"Assess the evidence that rRNAs have a variety of roles in protein
synthesis."

1997

"What techniques have made the most contribution to our understanding of
the role of the ribosome in protein synthesis?"

1998

"Compare events involved in the initiation of transcription in prokaryotes
and eukaryotes."

1999

"What are the functions of GTP in bacterial protein synthesis?"

"Describe post-translational modifications of primary RNA transcripts and
their implications for the regulation of gene expression."

2000

"To what extent do reversible changes in the structure of DNA and RNA
contribute to the regulation of gene expression?"

Or:

"Assess our understanding of the mechanism of transcription in bacteria."

"Write an essay on the fidelity of transcription and translation in living
organisms."