The definition of differential gene expression is the expression of ____ by cells with _____________genome.

The blocking of gene expression by siRNA’s is called ____.

miRNA is a type of ____ RNA that binds to mRNA in the cell leading to its _______ or blocking of _____ .

In a eukaryote, transcription factors called activators may stimulate gene expression by binding to DNA sites called __________.

Which of the following is NOT true about enhancers?

Although both liver cells and eye lens cells have the same DNA, albumin protein is actively produced in liver cells but not in eye lens cells. This is because ____________.

One way scientists hope to use the recent knowledge gained about noncoding RNAs lies with the possibilities for their use in medicine. Of the following scenarios for future research, which would you expect to gain most from RNAs?

A researcher found a method she could use to manipulate and quantify phosphorylation and methylation in embryonic cells in culture. In one set of experiments she succeeded in decreasing methylation of histone tails. Which of the following results would she most likely see?

In some cases, DNA methylation and removal of acetyl groups from histones (i.e., deacetylation) combine to __________.